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judiciary.house.gov - 1/15/2009
Judiciary Chairman Conyers Issues Report Documenting Bush Abuses, Calling For Further Committee Investigation, Blue-Ribbon Panel, and Criminal Probes
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Congressman John Conyers (Washington, D.C.) -- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. released a nearly-500 page report documenting numerous abuses and excesses of the Bush administration. The report, titled "Reining in the Imperial Presidency: Lessons and Recommendations ...
huffingtonpost.com - 1/11/2009
Conyers On Prosecuting Bush Team: "Stay Tuned"
— huffingtonpost.com — Rep. John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is still invested in prosecuting members of... the Bush administration once they leave office. In an interview on the "Bill Press Show" Friday, the Michigan Democrat floated the notion ... (more) Conyers On Prosecuting Bush Team: "Stay Tuned"

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Chris Weigant: Support John Conyers' Truth Commission
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... But Conyers didn't stop at just introducing this bill. Yesterday, he also issued a massive report on what exactly he would like the commission to investigate. Here is the press release announcing his report, in full: ...

Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [61] -- Pardon Me?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... He followed this effort up by releasing a massive (486 page) report entitled "Reining in the Imperial Presidency: Lessons and Recommendations Relating to the presidency of George W. Bush." If you've got a lot of time on your hands, you can download the full report from the House Judiciary website. ...

Lingering feeling that Bush sucked baffles Politico
Daily Kos — ... Seriously. Whether you disagree with the substance behind the actions the article reports -- the Conyers report on the Imperial Presidency, ...

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