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Where is Karl Rove? Part 3

dhutchins — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:30:41 -0700

The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Karl Rove in contempt of Congress after repeated efforts to get him to testify under oath. Now the decision to take the matter to the House floor for vote lies with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Is Rove headed to jail?

Update: After the vote, on Fox News, Rove called the vote "ludicrous."

U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled that the President's Chief of Staff, Josh Bolten, and former legal counsel, Harriet Miers, are not immune from congressional subpoenas. Things aren't looking good for Karl Rove.

Kucinich Gets His Day

troach — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:52:34 -0700

Since June 9, 2008, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has pushed for impeachment proceedings against President Bush. Last week, in an effort to placate Kucinich, the House Judiciary Committee finally agreed to hold a hearing July 25, 2008. The night before the hearing, Kucinich sat down with ANP in an exclusive one-on-one interview.

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture (long version)

hhanbury — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:04:04 -0700

Does a 20-hour interrogation involving "hooding" and "removal of clothing" constitute inhumane treatment? Rep. Jerrold Nadler sought answers from Douglas Feith, an architect of the Bush administration's harsh interrogation policies.

Kucinich's Fight to Impeach Bush - Part I

troach — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:39:34 -0700

Rep. Dennis Kucinich continued his seemingly quixotic crusade to impeach President Bush last week. But with Speaker Pelosi suggesting the House Judiciary Committee may hear his argument, Kucinich might get his day very soon.

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Bush Lawyers on Child Torture and Burial Alive

hhanbury — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:34:53 -0700

On June 26, 2008, John Yoo and David Addington, two leading architects of the Bush administration's policies on torture, testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Even seemingly simple questions yielded evasive answers.