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talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/10/2009
The TPM DOCUMENT COLLECTION - Draft Bill To Create Commission To Investigate Bush-Era Crimes
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01-06-2008 Updated: 01-09-2009

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Open Left - Front Page:  Investigating The Bush Administration

Daily Kos:  Cheney vs. Congress

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Investigating The Bush Administration
Open Left - Front Page — ... So, I'd like to hear from you. Let me know what you think about starting with H.R. 104, creating a commission to investigate Bush-era crimes, in the comments. Also, in the extended entry, I have included a poll on the matter. ...

Cheney vs. Congress
Daily Kos — ... that Conyers's H.R. 104 ("The measure would set up a National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties, with subpoena power and a reported budget of around $3 million, to investigate issues ranging from detainee treatment to waterboarding to extraordinary rendition.") has only 10 co-sponsors. Why so few? Schor writes: ...

Answering the Past
Daily Kos — ... The glimmer of good news is that there is an effort in this brand new Congress. Judiciary Chair John Conyers, on the first day of the 111th Congress, introduced H.R. 104, a bill that, as ...

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