John Ashcroft

American Muslim Says He Was Wrongfully Jailed, Feds Says Throw Out His Lawsuit

AP | REBECCA BOONE | Posted 05.10.2012

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BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge in Boise, Idaho is questioning the urgency that FBI agents felt when they arrested and detained an American Musli...

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No Place for Rush Limbaugh in Hall of Famous Missourians

Randy Turner | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Walt Disney, John Ashcroft, Rush Limbaugh, Steve Tilley, Hall of Famous Missourians, Stan Musial, Walter Cronkite, Harry Truman, Sexism, Racism, Dred Scott, Sandra Fluke, Barack Obama, Buck O'Neil, Media News

The timing of Missouri Speaker of the House Steve Tilley's announcement that he had named Rush Limbaugh to the Hall of Famous Missourians could not have been any worse.

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John Ashcroft Makes GOP Endorsement

Posted 03.05.2012

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Former attorney general John Ashcroft endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Monday. "As a conservative who served as governor of Missouri during th...

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Obama's War on Journalism

Dan Kennedy | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: John Ashcroft, Jay Carney, Espionage Act, George W. Bush, New York Times, Jake Tapper, ABC News, Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, Barack Obama, David Carr, National Security, Obama National Security, Media News

Kudos to David Carr of the New York Times for shining a light on an issue that doesn't attract nearly the attention that it should: the Obama administration's abuse of the Espionage Act, which in turn has led to a virtual war on journalism and free expression.

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Bush Lied To FBI Director About Spying On Americans, Book Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 01.28.2012

Former President George W. Bush lied to FBI Director Robert Mueller in the Oval Office to protect White House programs that secretly eavesdropped on A...

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Christie Presidential Speculation Helped New Jersey Republicans

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: New Jersey Elections, Video, Chris Christie, New Jersey Legislature, Chris Christie Fundraising, David Ayres, New Jersey Senate, John Ashcroft, New Jersey Politics, Chris Christie President, New Jersey Republicans, Politics News

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) hauled in over $500,000 in out of state donations for the New Jersey Republican Party during the height of speculat...

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Movie Review: Incendiary: The Willingham Case

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.07.2011

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Given the zeitgeist about the death penalty and the execution of innocent people from the Troy Davis Case -- and the presidential campaign of Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- the timing couldn't be better for the release of the documentary, Incendiary: The Willingham Case.

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For Progressives, Debt Ceiling "Deal" Was a Real Downer

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.04.2011

What U.S. president in recent history has lifted the rhetoric of progressivism to such lofty heights only to throw a wet blanket over the grassroots energy that responded to his vision and got him elected?

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End the Drug War by Rescheduling All Drugs

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.14.2011

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Just like we need trust in our government, we need trust in our drug scheduling policies. So where is the independent task force to reconsider how drugs are scheduled?

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The New FBI Powers: Cointelpro on Steroids

John W. Whitehead | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Church Committee, John Boehner, Peace Activists, President Obama, Michael Mukasey, Minneapolis-Raid-on-Anti-War-Activists, Fbi, John Ashcroft, Valerie Caproni, Fourth Amendment, Tea Party, Cointelpro, Eric Holder, Police State, FBI Surveillance, Politics News

Listen closely and what you will hear, beneath the babble of political chatter and other mindless political noises distracting you from what's really going on, are the dying squeals of the Fourth Amendment.

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Ashcroft Perverted Federal Law, and the Supreme Court Blinked

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Al-Kidd vs. Ashcroft, John Ashcroft, Post 911 Arrests, Fourth Amendment, Al-Kidd, Abdullah Al-Kidd, Politics News

It is disappointing that the more liberal Supreme Court justices did not take the opportunity to express some outrage at John Ashcroft's cynical manipulation of federal law.

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Supreme Court Throws Out Lawsuit Against John Ashcroft

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 07.31.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out damage claims against former Attorney General John Ashcroft over an American Muslim's arrest...

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John Ashcroft Joins Company Once Known As Blackwater

AP | Posted 07.04.2011

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MOYOCK, N.C. — Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is joining the security firm once known as Blackwater. Investment group USTC Holdings...

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Group Invitation To John Ashcroft After Uproar

The Coloradoan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Next Page * 1 * | 2 Previous Page The Character Fort Collins Board of Directors announced today John Ashcroft will not be a featured...

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Ashcroft v. al-Kidd and Material Witness Detention

Wes Oliver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Obama Administration, Material Witness, John Ashcroft, Al-Kidd, Detention, Ninth Circuit, Detainees, Politics News

Mr. al-Kidd did not seem to qualify for detention under the material witness statute. The treatment he alleged he received once he was detained is inconsistent with our fundamental values.

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Ashcroft v. al-Kidd: Immunity for the Shameless?

Nan Aron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Bush Administration Torture, Bush Administration, John Ashcroft, John Ashcroft Waterboarding, Torture, Politics News

Who is responsible for implementing the policies that led Kansas-born Abdullah al-Kidd to be detained under false pretenses for 16 days, without being charged for a crime?

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The McLaughlin Group: It's the "Professional Left's" Fault

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Obama's agenda began to peter out under the weight of Republican obstructionism and his own tendency to play it safe, it was the Democratic base that worked the hardest trying to prevent him from falling.

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Supreme Court Will Hear Ashcroft's Request To Avoid Responsibility For Unlawful Arrests Of Muslims

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider an appeal by former Attorney General John Ashcroft to throw out a lawsuit seeking to hold him perso...

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Beyond Politics, Beyond Guantanamo: 9/11 Trials Should Not be Construed as a Partisan Issue

Ginny Sloan | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is simply wrong to believe that national security issues pit Democrats against Republicans, conservatives against progressives, or even, as one recent blog described it, some conservatives against other conservatives.

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CPAC: The Right Wing Olympics

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

The more Americans know the truth about those being showcased at CPAC, the more they might think twice before being taken in by their focus group driven campaign commercials and casting their votes this fall.

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Ashcroft: 'When You Have A Person In The Criminal Justice System, You Mirandize Them'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Friday that he had a very straightforward policy on when and whether to read Miranda Rights to people ca...

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Lindsey Graham, Meet Alberto Gonzales

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9/11, Department of Justice, John Ashcroft, Lindsey Graham, Alberto Gonzales, Counterterrorism, September 11th, Dick Cheney, Military Commissions, Politics News

Earlier today, former Attorney General John Ashcroft admitted at a Conservative Political Action Conference that civilian trials for terrorists have "...

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John Ashcroft: Civilian Trials For Terrorists Have 'Use And Utility'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an acknowledgment that throws a wrench in Republican talking points, former Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Friday that the criminal justice...

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Who's the CML Champ, Cheney or Gonzales?

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nobody listens to Alberto Gonzales in large part because, putting it charitably, he was not merely an unprincipled attorney general but an uninspired one. Of course, we also tune him out because we can't be sure he's telling the truth.

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TSA Policy Has Echoes Of John Ashcroft

Politico | Josh Gerstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. Government's announcement Sunday that it would impose stricter airport security on citizens of 14 "nations that are state sponsors of terrori...

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