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Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

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Linda Milazzo

Dick Cheney has committed unconstrained, and as yet unprosecuted offenses, that include circumventing the Constitution and lying the nation into war.

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Breaking the 'Golden Shield'

Martin Garbus | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

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Martin Garbus

Prosecutions must start against the lawyers who gave legal cover to both Bush officials and the line of command that led to those who performed torture.

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Dear AG Holder, We Want Your Children to Fail

Dennis Danziger | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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Dennis Danziger

Dear Attorney General Holder, Here's what I know from having taught in big city public high schools for the past 15 years: We want your children to fail. That's the truth.

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For Wealthy Tax Cheats, The Moment of Reckoning is Coming

Laurence Leamer | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

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Laurence Leamer

In the Bush years, the IRS became so lax in its enforcement that cheating became routine and hidden Swiss bank accounts almost as much a status symbol as private jets.

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Eric Holder: Help Save 49 Lives, Please!

Claudia Ricci | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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Claudia Ricci

If it were up to me, I would withdraw death penalty eligibility in all of the pending cases, and I would tell prosecutors never to seek the death penalty. There is the possibility of saving 49 lives.

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Sam Stein

Aide: Holder Has Made No Decisions On Prosecuting Bush Officials

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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An aide to Eric Holder rejected a report Wednesday suggesting that the Attorney General nominee had pledged not to prosecute members of the Bush admin...

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Reckoning Renditions to America's Allies

Frank Naif | Posted 01.16.2009 | World

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Frank Naif

While it's true that Guantanamo has been a blow to US prestige and moral leadership, the policy of rendition has unnecessarily complicated relations between the US and long-time allies.

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