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Prosecutor Won't Let Bill Richardson Put Probe Behind Him
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAn investigation into alleged corruption in awarding state contracts by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended in the governor's name being cleared last Friday when the federal prosecutor on the case decided not to indict him. The nearly yearlong investigation cost Richardson a job in President Obama's cabinet and had cast his political future into doubt. The Democratic governor has since been busy proclaiming his vindication and preparing to reassume his position on the national political stage, but now the prosecutor can't seem to let him go. ...
Is Karl Rove a Liar?
By David Corn - Politics DailyIs Karl Rove a liar who should be drummed out of polite society -- or, at least, the politerati? The issue is not his conservative ideology or the still-resonating misdeeds and mistakes of the Bush presidency he made possible. The question is whether new evidence proves that Rove is a serial fibber who cannot be taken at his word. This week, the House Judiciary Committee released interviews with Rove and Harriet Miers, the former Bush White House counsel, and 5,400 pages of e-mails related to the Bush administration's controversial firing of several U.S. attorneys. Rove and other Bush ...
Washington Post: Karl Rove Mischaracterized His Role in Attorney Firings
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyWhen the dust settled after the Bush administration's firing of U.S. attorneys in 2006 that resulted eventually in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigning, Karl Rove painted his own role as a middleman who just passed messages along. Now, Rove is delivering testimony on the firings behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee, after a protracted legal battle over whether he would need to testify at all. And The Washington Post reports that Rove's role was greater than he previously suggested, according to emails it obtained and interviews with key participants. Says the Post:In an ...
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