tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/8/2009
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Over the weekend, the New York Times reported that Justice Department lawyers agreed in 2005 that harsh interrogation techniques were legal. The impact of the story -- which was based largely on email messages written at the time by James Comey, then a high-ranking Justice Department official ...
Why Won't Gonzales Deny He Killed Harman-AIPAC Probe?
motherjones.com 4/22/2009 — If you had been falsely accused of doing something outrageous, wouldn't you declare you had done no such thing?
Everyone is entitled to a presumption of innocence--at least in a courtroom--but it is certainly suspicious that former Attorney General ...
Why Won't Gonzales Deny He Killed Harman-AIPAC Probe?
blogs.cqpolitics.com 4/21/2009 — If you had been falsely accused of doing something outrageous, wouldn't you declare you had done no such thing?
Everyone is entitled to a presumption of innocence--at least in a courtroom--but it is certainly suspicious that former Attorney ...
Who Was Harman Talking To?
talkleft.com 4/20/2009 — The explosive CQ story regarding an alleged telephone conversation between Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) and a "suspected Israeli agent" turns on the identity of the "suspected Israeli agent" Harman was is alleged to have conspired with. Josh Marshall ...
News: Hiring Coup or Tainted Hire?
insidehighered.com 7/14/2009 — On August 1, Alberto Gonzales will start working at Texas Tech University, where he will teach a seminar in political science while helping the university (and Angelo State University) recruit and retain first generation college students. In ...
Lame Questions for Alberto Gonzales. Cheesy, Whiny Answers
themoderatevoice.com 8/9/2009 —
I enjoy Deborah Solomon’s weekly interviews (”Questions For…”) in The New York Times Magazine, a column that has appeared in the Times’ weekend magazine since 2003.
Although her interview techniques and the published results of her interviews have come under ...
Alberto Gonzales Finds A Job
swampland.blogs.time.com 7/9/2009 — The ranks of the nation's unemployed have dropped by one. As we had noted earlier in this space, at least one former Attorney General had been having trouble finding work in the legal profession.
Now, the Austin American-Statesman tells us that ...
Tech official: Gonzales' pay not unusual | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
lubbockonline.com 7/14/2009 — Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Story last updated at 7/14/2009 - 2:41 am PDF: Gonzales: one-year offer with Texas Tech While inviting embattled former attorney general Alberto Gonzales to join Texas Tech's faculty has raised more than a few eyebrows, ...
Tech faculty oppose Gonzales | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
lubbockonline.com 7/25/2009 — Saturday, July 25, 2009 Story last updated at 7/25/2009 - 3:32 am First appeared on lubbockonline.com : 4:24 p.m. Friday. TEXAS TECH/ More than 40 faculty members sign petition against former AG More than 40 Texas Tech professors have objected in a ...
Lying To Congress: OK For DOJ Officials, Not So Much For Ballplayers
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/16/2009 — So Miguel Tejada, the shortstop for the Houston Astros, has been charged with lying to Congressional investigators about the use of steroids in baseball.
That news put us in mind of someone two other people who are suspected of lying to Congress, ...
More reaction to Padre Alberto
faustasblog.com 5/18/2009 — The debate on Padre Alberto rages on. So far over 20,000 visitors have come to this blog, and my posts on Padre Alberto have gathered over 70 comments, more than on any other person I’ve ever blogged about.
The press continues the debate, from South Africa, ‘Fallen’ priest’s affair ...
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