Reid Resolution Fails In 48-50 Vote, Senate Will Subpoena DoJ Officials

Senate Resolution

By BarbinMD

on Iraq

No surprises here.  The Reid Resolution to require a troop withdrawal beginning in 120 days and with a completion goal of March 31, 2008, failed 48-50.  For those keeping score at home, those opposing were the 49 Republicans and Joe Lieberman.     Source

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    The Senate Judiciary Committee  voted to subpoena five officials from the Justice Department just in case Gonzales changes his mind about letting the officials testify on their own. They did postpone a vote on whether to subpoena Karl Rove,  William Kelley and Harriet Miers. Source

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Bush, Gonzales Pushed To Shut Down Inquiry That Probably Would Have Targeted Gonzales

By Murray Waas

Shortly before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales advised President Bush last year on whether to shut down a Justice Department inquiry regarding the administration's warrantless domestic eavesdropping program, Gonzales learned that his own conduct would likely be a focus of the investigation, according to government records and interviews.

Bush personally intervened to sideline the Justice Department probe in April 2006 by taking the unusual step of denying investigators the security clearances necessary for their work.  Source

 

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Edwards Campaign Gets Powdered Letter

   In case you haven't heard yet, a worker at presidential candidate John Edwards opened an envelope on Wednesday and found some white powder in it. This prompted the evacuation of the campaign headquarters but it was reopened today after it was determined that the substance was harmless.

    Edwards has said that the letter contained negative comments" but he was not specific about the comments or on who sent the letter.   Source

   Could this be the Coulterguist striking from the shadows once again? I'm just kidding here but this is a serious matter and the F.B.I. should be visiting the sender soon if they know where it came from.

Raleigh News & Observer

The discovery prompted an investigation by local police, firefighters, the FBI, the Hazardous Materials Regional Response team from Raleigh, and the Orange County Health Department.

The Edwards campaign worker did not know to whom the envelope was addressed or where it was from, investigators said. Chapel Hill police said they didn't know whether there was any written message in the envelope.

 

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