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Alberto Gonzales

White House Authorized Earliest Detainee Abuse, CIA Log Says

NPR | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eit, Cia, President George Bush, Abu Zubaydah, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Waterboarding, Alberto Gonzales, Torture, Politics News

It is clear that increasingly abusive interrogation techniques were used on Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee, in the months between his cap...

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Alberto Gonzales: Empathetic Judges "Dangerous"

Think Progress | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gonzales, Obama Empathy, President Barack Obama, Obama Supreme Court, Obama, Alberto Gonzales, Politics News

Following Supreme Court Justice David Souter's announcement that he planned to retire, conservatives have attacked and mocked President Obama's statem...

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Arthur Delaney

Alberto Gonzales: Obama Should Consider Race, Gender In Supreme Court Pick

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Alberto Gonzales, Democratic Nomination, Obama Supreme Court, Politics News

Alberto Gonzales, the former attorney general, says that President Obama ought to consider gender and race -- in addition to judicial philosophy and c...

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How Can You Not Have Bush, Cheney and Gonzales Prosecuted?

Martin Garbus | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jay Bybee, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney Torture, Waterboarding, Bush Prosecutions, Cheney Torture, Alberto Gonzales, Dick Cheney, Torture, Politics News
Martin Garbus

The question is no longer, should you, or can you, prosecute them for authorizing torture. The question is, how can we say we live under a system of law and not have them prosecuted.

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Alberto Gonzales To Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner

The Washington Post | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales Unemployed, Alberto Gonzales Correspondents Dinner, White House Correspondents' Dinner, White House Correspondents Dinner, Alberto Gonzales, Rick-Dunham, Margaret Spellings, Politics News

Guess who's coming to dinner? Well, the man who may be the biggest surprise guest at this weekend's White House Correspondents' Association dinner isn...

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Joe the Plumber is Queer

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Long Beach, Krxa, Charles Karel Bouley, Billboard, Karl Rove, Joe the Plumber, Entertainment, Kfi, Karel, Kgo, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Radicals, Catholic, Advocate, Huffingtonpost, Gay, Dick Cheney, Politics, Religion, Radio, Kngy, Alberto Gonzales, Muslim, Knx, Christian, Condaleeza Rice, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

Time to evolve past Joe the Plumber, past Rush Limbaugh, past the politics and ideology that verge on those that launched the Spanish Inquisition.

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Gonzales, Ashcroft Speak On Torture: "Not Here To Apologize"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Ashcroft Alberto Gonzales, John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales, Ashcroft Gonzales, Ashcroft Gonzales Torture, Politics News

The New York Times reported Monday that Bush administration officials were far more deeply divided over interrogation policy than had been previously ...

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Letting Texas Secede

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Wind Power, Supreme Court, Phil Gramm, Willie Nelson, Obama, Tibet, Arizona, Canada, Sxsw, Civil Rights, Military, New Mexico, Racism, Hurricane Katrina, Oklahoma, Constitution, Wikipedia, Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Karl Rove, Bible, California, Crime, War, Mexico, United States, Texas, Anti-Americanism, Darwin, Oil, Florida, Texas Secession, Alberto Gonzales, Unions, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

Governor Rick Perry of Texas brought up the specter of Secession recently and upon polling, a fair amount of Texans and other Americans seem to think Texas seceding from the US would be a good idea.

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Impeach Bybee: The Growing Movement to Unseat Bush Torture Lawyer Turned Federal Judge

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russ Feingold, Bruce Ackerman, Jerrold Nadler, President Obama, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo, CIA Torture, Habeus Corpus, Democratic Party, Steven Bradbury, Barack Obama, Office of Legal Counsel, Judge Jay Bybee, Center for Constitutional Rights, Jay Bybee, Jan Schakowsky, Bob Fertik, Michael Ratner, New York Times, David Swanson, Alberto Gonzales, President George W. Bush, Torture Memos, Politics News
Jeremy Scahill

The UN has indicated that Obama's refusal to prosecute torturers may be a violation of International law.

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No Torture Probe Of Bush Admin Officials: Spanish AG

AP | PAUL HAVEN | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Bush Administration, Alberto Gonzales, Torture Probe, Spain, World News

MADRID — Spain's attorney general has rejected opening an investigation into whether six Bush administration officials sanctioned torture agains...

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Former AG Gonzales And Five Top Associates To Be Indicted By Spanish Prosecutors

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Spanish Prosecutors, Alberto Gonzales, Gonzales Criminal Charges, Bush Six to Be Indicted, Gonzales to Be Indicted, Torture Indictment, Politics News

Spanish prosecutors have decided to press forward with a criminal investigation targeting former U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales and five top a...

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The Torture Lawyers: Where Are They Now?

Andrew Woods | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Douglas Feith, William Haynes II, Bush Administration Torture, Jay Bybee, Terrorism, Oil, John Yoo, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, Accountability, News, Torture, Chevron Human Rights, Politics News
Andrew Woods

William "Jim" Haynes II was hired in 2008 as Chief Corporate Counsel at Chevron Corporate Office in San Ramon, CA. Why would Chevron hire Haynes?

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Jason Linkins

Bill O'Reilly Threatens To Not Travel To Spain Anymore (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Video, Amanda Terkel, Spain Lawsuit, John Yoo, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, Bill O'Reilly, Spain, Dick Cheney, Center for American Progress, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Politics News

Oh, snap, y'all! Fox News' Bill O'Reilly is WARRING, people! And not just with tearful towheaded turf taker Glenn Beck. No, no! O'Reilly has heard...

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Don't Let Madoff Cop a Plea

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 04.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Bernie Madoff Scam, Bernie Madoff Financial Markets, Charles Ponzi, Bernie Madoff, Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff Jail, Bernie Madoff Victims, Regulatory Reform, Financial Crisis, Giant Ponzi Scheme, Global Financial Crisis, Ponzi, Alberto Gonzales, Ponzi Schemes, Financial Regulation, U.S. Attorney, Madoff-Plea-Deal, Business News
Aaron Zelinsky

For the good of the American people, Madoff's victims, and the American financial regulatory system, Madoff should be tried in open court.

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Bush Considered Throwing Out First Amendment

Newsweek | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush First Amendment, 9/11, Bush Memo, Bush Torture, John Yoo, Alberto Gonzales, John Yoo Memo, Politics News

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Justice Department secretly gave the green light for the U.S. military to attack apartment buildings and off...

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Gonzales: I'll Cooperate With 'Truth Commission' Probe

Washington Independent | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Gonzales, Alberto Gonzales Career, Patrick Leahy, Truth Commission, Leahy Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Bush Truth Commission, Torture Probe, Alberto Gonzales, George W. Bush and Alberto Gonzales, Politics News

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared at a forum on Republicans and the Hispanic vote at the Capitol Hill Club this morning, getting a sta...

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Enough with the "First Hundred Days"

Alec Baldwin | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, John McCain, Wall Street Bailout, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Celebrities Talk Politics, Bailout, 100 Days, Obama Administration, Geithner Taxes, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, Alberto Gonzales, Barack Obama, Prosecution, Politics News
Alec Baldwin

Everyone seems to be on this "First Hundred Days" trip. What's Obama gonna do to clean up these disparate, enormous messes? Put out all the fires? Give it a rest. Obama might consider a few things, though.

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Gonzales On His Legacy: "So Many People Are Focused On The Little Negatives"

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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In an interview with Campbell Brown on CNN Tuesday, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tried to bolster his legacy by pointing out the many acco...

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Jason Linkins

New York Times' Editors On DOJ Scandal: 'Americans Deserve A Full Accounting'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media

Read More: DOJ Scandals, Alberto Gonzales, New York Times, George W. Bush, Media News

By and large, the press has, lamentably, adopted the "let's look forward" approach that the Obama administration seems to want to take on wartime abus...

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Alberto Gonzales: I Don't Think Obama AG Will Prosecute Me

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gonzales, Holder Waterboarding, Alberto Gonzales, Holder Waterboarding Torture, Holder Prosecutions, Eric Holder, Waterboarding, Holder Gonzales, Politics News

In his confirmation hearing Eric Holder, President Obama's nominee for Attorney General, declared definitively that "waterboarding is torture." Form...

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The Torture Memos Are the Crime: Why Obama and Holder Should Smack Cornyn Down

Pete Cenedella | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cia, Attorney General, Holder Confirmation, Senator John Cornyn, Department of Justice, John Yoo, Alberto Gonzales, Barack Obama, Torture Memos, Eric Holder, Torture, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

Whether John Cornyn and his fellow apologists for torture like it or not, Eric Holder not only has every right to pursue those who participated in the torture memos, it will be his duty to do just that.

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Jason Linkins

Slate's Lithwick On Holder: 'Hello, Legal Clarity'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Arlen Specter, Waterboarding, Holder Hearings, Torture, Eric Holder Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales, Dahlia Lithwick, Eric Holder, Media News

When people talk about how "demoralized" the Justice Department has become under the Bush administration, they're not just being glib. Imagine if you...

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Sam Stein

Holder: If My Independence Is Compromised, I'll Resign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eric Holder Nomination, Alberto Gonzales, Waterboarding, Torture, Holder Hearings, Fisa, Holder Nomination, Waterboarding Torture, Rich Pardon, Marc Rich, Fisa Law, Eric Holder, Confirmation Hearings, Holder Ag, Bush Administration, Holder Attorney General, Politics News

Midway through the day, Eric Holder's confirmation hearings have contained moments of contention and lightheartedness. But the one thread that stands ...

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Bush's Magical Mystery Tour

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jack Abramoff, Elaine Chao, Karl Rove, Brownie, Margaret Spellings, Steven Griles, Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Christopher Cox, Victoria Clarke, Dirk Kempthorne, Bradley Scholzman, Karen Hughes, Harvey Pitt, Alberto Gonzales, Condi Rice, Dick Cheney, Rummy, Bush Legacy, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

To the bitter end, George W. Bush is proving to anybody willing to listen that he is not only the worst president in United States history but also just a horrible human being.

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Schlozman: DOJ Civil Rights Lawyers Are "Commies", "Mold Spores", "Crazy Libs"

Los Angeles Times | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Commies, DOJ Corruption, Doj, Crazy Libs, Mold Spores, John Tanner, Alberto Gonzales, Bradley Schlozman, Politics News

To Bradley Schlozman, they were "mold spores," "commies" and "crazy libs." He was referring to the career lawyers in the Justice Department's civil ...

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