pittsburghlive.com - 12/5/2008
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The House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating whether certain public corruption probes were politically motivated, has subpoenaed the Justice Department for documents related to the prosecutions of Dr. Cyril H. Wecht and former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., ...
post-gazette.com - 12/5/2008
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post-gazette.com —
WASHINGTON -- Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh yesterday
told lawmakers of his suspicions of political motivations behind...
the federal prosecution of former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, prompting a heated, partisan exchange with ...
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Wecht arguments go to Washington
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A New Attorney Scandal? Bush-Appointed U.S. Attorney Won’t Vacate Office Under Obama
Think Progress —
... During her tenure, Buchanan has been criticized for bringing politically-motivated investigations and charges against politicians in Western Pennsylvania, none more so than the public corruption case against a local high-profile Democrat ...
She doesn't have to go home, but she can't stay there
Political Animal —
... prosecutors in the country, and using her post to launch politically-motivated investigations . With Bush's second term nearly over, many have been looking forward to Buchanan stepping down, as all U.S. Attorneys do when the White House changes hands. But therein lies the twist. As ...
Profiles in Cur-age
The Democratic Daily —
Here's how badly the wingnuts want history to repeat itself
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... During her tenure, Buchanan has been criticized for bringing politically-motivated investigations and charges against politicians in Western Pennsylvania, none more famous than the public corruption case against a local high-profile Democrat ...
They don't have to go home, but they can't stay there
Political Animal —
... , of being one of the more blatantly partisan prosecutors in the country, and using her post to launch politically-motivated investigations . As ...
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WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/5/2008
The U.S. recession deepened last month as U.S. companies shed jobs at the fastest pace since the early 1970s, pushing the unemployment rate to its highest level in 15 years. Nonfarm payrolls fell a larger-than-expected 533,000 in November, the U.S. ...
EU urged to seize Obama security opportunity —
Reuters: Politics 12/5/2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should seize on Barack Obama's election as U.S. president as a chance to press for a more collaborative, U.N.-led approach to tackling world crises, an EU security review will say next week.
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