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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/13/2009
Schloz Broke Law, But Won't Face Criminal Charges
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In case you were wondering about why the Schlozman report is dated July 2 2008 but was only released today, see this excerpt from page one: We referred the findings from our investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia in March 2008. We completed this written ...

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ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society:  New Report Indicates More Impropriety at the Ashcroft and Gonzales Justice Department

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/13/2009
Report: Schlozman Broke The Law, Then Tried To Hide It From Senate
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Here's the key excerpt, finding that Schlozman broke the law by considering political affiliations in making hiring decisions, and made false statement about it to the Senate: The evidence in our investigation showed that Schlozman, first as a ... (more) Report: Schlozman Broke The Law, Then Tried To Hide It ...

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eschatonblog.com - 1/16/2009
The Schloz
— eschatonblog.com — Keep on running! WASHINGTON (AP) — If confirmed as attorney general, Eric Holder says he'll review the decision not to prosecute a former Justice Department official for making false statements to Congress. An inspector general report this week ... (more) The Schloz

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/13/2009
Schloz: Voting Section Attorneys Are "Mold Spores"
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Here's another great Schlozman line from the report : For example, in an e-mail on July 15, 2003, to a former colleague, Schlozman wrote, "I too get to work with mold spores, but here in Civil Rights, we call them Voting Section attorneys." As ... (more) Schloz: Voting Section Attorneys Are "Mold Spores"

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New Report Indicates More Impropriety at the Ashcroft and Gonzales Justice Department
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... that Schlozman committed perjury. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia informed the Inspector General’s Office last week that it will not be prosecuting Schlozman. ...

New Report Slams Former DOJ Official For Politicized Hiring
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... that Schlozman committed perjury. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia informed the Inspector General’s Office last week that it will not be prosecuting Schlozman. ...

Schloz Broke Law, But Won’t Face Criminal Charges
The Hollywood Liberal — Schloz Broke Law, But Won’t Face Criminal Charges In case you were wondering about why the Schlozman report is dated July 2 2008 but was only released today, see this excerpt from page one: We referred the findings from our investigation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the… [image] [image] Why No Charges For Schlozman? Given that the DOJ Inspector General’s report found that Bradley Schlozman broke the law in making politicized hiring decisions, and lied about it to Congress, why and how did the US Attorney’s office make the decision to decline to bring… [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Leahy On Specter: “It May Be Coincidence ...

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