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Leahy: Open Gitmo proceedings
The Swampby James Oliphant Sen. Patrick Leahy Friday called for the Justice Department to provide access to the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals for families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Leahy, the......Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Upper House, Family, Parliament, Michael Mukasey
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Is Barack Obama a US citizen? Yes.
The SwampBy John Crewdson Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the TV...... It took some weeks to settle the ultimately irrelevant and immaterial question of whether Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was eligible......Tags: Government, Family, Political Candidates, Barack Obama, Elections
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Revenge of FISA: the sequel
The Swampby James Oliphant and updated It's back. And just like Michael Myers in Halloween, or Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction or Larry the Cable Guy, it can't be killed by any normal means. Democratic and Republican negotiators from the House......Tags: Christopher Dodd, Government, National Security Agency, Glenn Close, Michael Myers
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Watchdogs whack DOJ for cronyism
The SwampA pair of Justice Department watchdogs this morning weighed in with a scathing report which concludes that senior department officials used political affiliation to weed out candidates for coveted appointments to a pair of prestigious entry level programs...Tags: Democratic Party, John Ashcroft, Lamar Smith, Michael Mukasey, Republican Party
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FISA infinitum: Opposition to bill digs in
The Swampby James Oliphant Earlier this week, it looked like the bill modifying the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would clear Congress by the end of the week and reach the president's desk before July 4. That may yet happen, but the......Tags: Christopher Dodd, National Security Agency, Barack Obama, Verizon Communications, Nancy Pelosi
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Batman-loving senator in 'Dark Knight'
The Swampby Frank James The late Heath Ledger, who by all accounts gives a phenomenal performance as the Joker in the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight" which opens today, does something many Republicans have longed to do. He grabs......Tags: Government, Batman (fictional character), Upper House, George W. Bush, Parliament
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Mukasey: We need detainee hearing rules
The Swampby Aamer Madhani In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling last month that detainees at Guantanamo Bay have a constitutional right to challenge their detention in federal court, Attorney General Michael Mukasey today called on Congress to spell out.......Tags: Government, Constitutional Issues, Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Senators support limited Iran diplomacy
The Swampby Katie Fretland Seven senators, including Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), sent a letter to President Bush today endorsing a limited diplomatic presence in Iran. Durbin joins Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Russ Feingold...Tags: Patty Murray, Dick Durbin, Defense, Government, Carl Levin
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Mukasey to delay approval of FBI regs
The Swampby James Oliphant Attorney General Michael Mukasey intends to let Congress have its say before signing controversial new guidelines that reportedly broaden the FBI's authority to conduct investigations. But he will not delay their implementation. In a...Tags: The New York Times, Laws, Upper House, Parliament, FBI
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Democratic National convention schedule
The Swampby Frank James DENVER -- The Democratic National Convention officially starts here today at the Pepsi Center arena with DNC Chairman Howard Dean scheduled to officially gavel open the quadrennial event at 3 pm MT. Here's the overall schedule with......Tags: New York, Veterans Affairs, Michelle Obama, Career and Workplace, Lisa Madigan
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Taxpayers on hook for Gonzales defense
The SwampMost of the attention paid to the Justice Department these days focuses on its future in a new administration, presumably under the leadership of Eric Holder, President-elect Obama's pick for Attorney General to replace caretaker AG Michael Mukasey....Tags: Michigan, Government, Vermont, Police, Lawyers
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Holder: 'Waterboarding is torture'
The Swampby Frank James Attorney General-designee Eric Holder is testifying now at his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee and so far he has weathered the ordeal by verbiage fairly well. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the committee's chair,...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Jon Kyl, Lawyers
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