Bush Officials

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Former GOP Congressmen Accuse Republicans Of Putting Party Above Constitution

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two former Republican members of Congress have accused their GOP colleagues of putting party politics over the Constitution during the Bush years, arg...

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Supreme Court: Top U.S. Officials Can't Be Sued By Former Detainee For Post-9/11 Abuse

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft cannot be sued by a former Sept. 11 detainee who claimed he w...

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Bush Political Appointees Having Difficulty Finding Jobs

Wall Street Journal | JOANN S. LUBLIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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The jobless rate is hanging high -- for many of the roughly 3,000 political appointees who served President George W. Bush. Finding work has proved a ...

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Rumsfeld, Ashcroft Could Face Legal Jeopardy For War Abuses

Newsweek | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States, like many countries, has a bad habit of committing wartime excesses and an even worse record of accounting for them afterward. But ...

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Bush Officials Deserting In Huge Numbers: Half The Administration's Top Political Positions Vacant

Washington Post | Dan Eggen and Christopher Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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With eight months left in President Bush's term, scores of senior officials already are heading for the exits, leaving nearly half the administration'...

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Democrats File Criminal Contempt Papers Against Bush Aides

Talking Points Memo | Paul Kiel | Posted 05.25.2011

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As expected, things are finally moving forward in the House today to bring contempt resolutions against White House officials for ignoring Congression...

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