Harriet Miers

Contempt DOA? Maybe Not. Here's Pelosi on Tape.

Mike Stark | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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I anticipated this exact sequence of events on a conference call with Pelosi several months ago. Yeah, I didn't like it when she laughed after I mentioned inherent contempt, but at least we have her on the record.

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White House Subpoena Battle Hits Courts

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Congress was trying to be diplomatic when it brought an unprecedented lawsuit to settle its subpoena fight against the White House,...

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House Panel Sues White House Officials

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee sued former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten on Monday,...

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Nancy Pelosi Requests Grand Jury Into Contempt For Miers, Bolten

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the Justice Department on Thursday to open a grand jury investigation into whether President Bush'...

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Nothing But Contempt For Those Who Trample The Constitution

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

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A Congress that once was asleep at the wheel has finally woken up to hold the Bush administration accountable for their abuse of power and disrespect for the rule of law.

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GOP Walk Out To Protest Contempt Vote

The Hill | Klaus Marre | Posted 02.14.2008 | Politics

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House Republicans Thursday left the chamber ahead of a vote seeking to hold White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harr...

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Senate Democrats Hand Bush Another Victory

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

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What good has it been to have the Democrats in control of the House and the Senate over the past year?

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Miers Contempt Vote Expected Soon

NY Times | CARL HULSE | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

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Democratic House leaders plan to force a vote as early as Thursday on holding Joshua B. Bolten, White House chief of staff, and Harriet E. Miers, form...

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Kabuki on the Hill

William Fisher | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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Our elected representatives put on their serious faces and asked Mukasey questions with just the right combination of gravitas and passion. But his answers were as predictable as the questions he was answering.

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Dems Delay Miers Contempt Vote To Address Economic Crisis

Politico | John Bresnahan | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

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House Democrats will postpone votes on criminal contempt citations against White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Har...

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"American Taliban" Whistleblower Joins Furor Over CIA Tapes

William Fisher | Posted 12.24.2007 | Politics

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The destruction of the CIA tapes has raised questions about whether CIA officials withheld information from Congress, the courts and the Sept. 11 commission about aspects of the program.

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Over 1000 Attorneys Demand Investigation Into Unconstitutional Action By Bush Admin

The Nation | Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics

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Over one thousand lawyers - including former Governor Mario Cuomo and former Reagan administration official Bruce Fein - have signed onto the above s...

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This is the Time For Lawyers to Speak

Naomi Wolf | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

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The need for leadership from lawyers in this country has never been greater. From wiretapping to torture to extraordinary rendition, the Bush administration has ignored and disrespected our Constitution and our laws.

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Bush Spinner Talks Media, Bloggers & 2008

Ari Melber | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics

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Reading anything into Dan Bartlett's statements about the Democratic candidates is like asking Karl Rove to give Obama campaign advice.

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Congress Must Call Bush's Bluff and Enforce All Subpoenas

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

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If President George W. Bush continues to duck Congressional subpoenas against his current and former staff members he should be impeached.

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Trouble Feeling Grateful

Chris Durang | Posted 11.22.2007 | Politics

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I like Thanksgiving as a holiday; it's my favorite one after the storming of the Bastille. However, I've been having trouble feeling grateful recently.

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Ann Coulter Needs Perfecting

Gloria Feldt | Posted 10.11.2007 | Politics

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I recently decided to start my own list of the Stupidest Women in America.

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My Video Chat with John Conyers

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.27.2007 | Politics

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John Conyers has become the point man on some of today's most contentious upcoming political battles -- so I thought he would be the perfect person to inaugurate our new Video Chat feature.

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"Executive Privilege" Alert: White House Planning Major Effort to Confuse Americans Yet Again

Jackson Williams | Posted 07.28.2007 | Politics

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If Miers didn't want to self-incriminate, she could have pleaded the Fifth to the questions from Congress. That's the right of every American. Ignoring a subpoena is not.

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