tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/16/2009
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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, but so far, unlike Tejada, have escaped ...
washingtonindependent.com - 2/19/2009
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washingtonindependent.com —
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared at a
forum on Republicans and the Hispanic vote at the
Capitol Hill Club this morning, getting a standing ovation from the crowd when he was pointed out by the moderator. As Gonzales left, I asked him ...
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Alberto Gonzales: I’ll Cooperate with Leahy Truth Commission
pollingreport.com - 2/20/2009
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Hold Them Accountable
Antiwar.com Original —
... whoever inserted that into the speech did know. The Executive Accountability Act would punish such liars in the future with jail time, as they deserve. One could argue that it is already a federal crime for a government official to knowingly mislead Congress, but Jones' legislation would make it easier to prosecute and it has the added advantage of specifically naming POTUS, which, in the age of the ...
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