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blogs.cqpolitics.com - 4/21/2009
Why Won't Gonzales Deny He Killed Harman-AIPAC Probe?
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If you had been falsely accused of doing something outrageous, wouldn't you declare you had done no such thing? Everyone is entitled to a presumption of innocence--at least in a courtroom--but it is certainly suspicious that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has not denied the most ...
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talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/20/2009
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— talkingpointsmemo.com — This story is so radioactive it's hard to know which of fifty different directions to go with... it. In brief, Jeff Stein at CQ has a much, much more detailed account of the story, first reported in 2006, of Rep. Jane Harman getting wiretapped allegedly ... (more) Must Read

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/21/2009
Harman: "If There Are Tapes Out There, Bring It On!"
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) just appeared on MSNBC to give a guns blazing denial of the allegations... in CQ 's explosive report from yesterday. The congresswoman, speaking to Andrea Mitchell, reiterated her claim that she didn't intervene with anyone ... (more) Harman: "If There Are Tapes Out There, Bring It On!"

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/21/2009
The Harman-AIPAC Story: A Timeline
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — CQ's blockbuster story , about a wiretap that picked up Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) discussing the AIPAC... spying case with a "suspected Israeli agent", picks up on a sequence of complex events from several years ago, and involves several moving pieces. ... (more) The Harman-AIPAC Story: A Timeline

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Why Won't Gonzales Deny He Killed Harman-AIPAC Probe?
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... isn't mainstream.) As I noted yesterday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington quickly sent requests to the Office of Congressional Ethics and the Justice Department for investigations. But someone is going to have to raise a fuss on Capitol Hill or within the executive branch for anything to happen. This double quid-pro-quo tale is truly a bipartisan embarrassment--and that's the best protection Harman and Gonzales could have. This was first posted at CQPolitics.com.

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