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By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyRepublican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain made headlines recently by announcing his support for a Federal reporter shield law. The proposal, passed by the House but languishing in the Senate, would grant journalists immunity from prosecution for refusing to reveal their sources in national security leak investigations unless a judge determines that the information sought is "essential" to the outcome of the case. A judge would also have to weigh the potential damage to newsgathering efforts against the public interest before deciding to force a reporter to identify his source.McCain, ...
Mukasey Pressures Congress to Renew FISA
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAttorney General Michael Mukasey became the latest Bush Administration official to pressure Congress for an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, Friday, saying that Congress's failure to pass the bipartisan extension makes it harder "by the day" to track terrorists. Mukasey made his comments as Congress prepares to return to Washington from its President's Day recess. The issue will be high on the list of priorities in the coming week.The Senate, after much debate, passed an extension of FISA in the first week of February, leaving the House one week before a ...
Justice to Investigate CIA Tape Destruction
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Justice Department will launch a criminal probe into the destruction of videotaped terroist interrogations in late 2005. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said today that agreed with the National Security Division of the Justice Department in its recommendation for an investigation into the actions of CIA officials surrounding the tapes' destruction. Mukasey named a federal prosecutor in Connecticut, John Durham, as the Acting U.S. Attorney in charge of the investigation.The CIA was forced to admit last month that the videotapes had been destroyed and has already faced a hearing in front of ...
DOJ Seeks Cell Phone Data
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Washington Post reports today on Department of Justice warrant requests for cell phone call data. The report reveals that in some cases, Federal judges have granted the requests without requiring the government to establish probable cause that a crime is or has taken place. The government has been routinely seeking real-time tracking information from cell phone service providers in an effort to locate drug-traffickers, fugitives, and other criminal suspects, according to lawyers for the cell phone industry.In a comment to the Federal Communications Commission this July, Christopher ...
Mukasey Hearings Tense
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAlmost unnoticed beneath the drama unfolding in the House of Representatives with the State Children's Health Insurance Program veto override vote, Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey faced a second day of confirmation hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. Democrats subjected Mukasey to tough questioning, but Mukasey didn't give much ground. He stubbornly refused to characterize the administration's interrogation methods as torture, and insisted that the Constitution, as well as the laws passed by Congress, serves as a source of presidential authority. Most ...
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