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Siegelman: New Revelations Are "More Frightening Than Anything That Came Before" (flag)
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Former Alabama governor Don Siegelman says that new revelations about his prosecution amount to "outrageous criminal conduct in the US attorneys office and the Department of Justice," and are "more frightening than anything that has come before." And he believes that his case is just the tip of ...

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As we hear new revelations of gov't misconduct in the Siegelman case, Russ Feingold emphasizes the need to restore the rule of law
DownWithTyranny! — ... -- former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, in a TPMmuckraker interview "[Senator] Feingold is convinced that this is a critical moment. If the next president does not reverse the Bush administration's doctrines, he fears that they will no longer simply be the ...

More Dirt On The Alabama US Attorney Witch Hunt of Don Siegelman
Open Left - Front Page — ... Judiciary Committee wrote: This information, including the attached documents, raises serious questions regarding possible misconduct by the Siegelman prosecution team, including the aparent failure to disclose to the Court or to defense counsel communications received from one or more members of the Siegelman jury while the trial was underway, and also the fialure of United States Attorney Leura Canary to fully honor her recusal from this case." And TPM reports : Siegelman says that new revelations about his prosecution ...

More Evidence Surfaces Of Political Involvement In Prosecution of Former Ala. Gov.
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... In an interview with TPMMuckraker, Siegelman said the new material was more proof of “outrageous criminal conduct in the US Attorney’s office and the Department of Justice.” ...

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