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Juno's Michael Cera Re-Enacts Historical Duel Between Alexander Hamilton And Aaron Burr

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Michael Cera, winsome young star of Juno and Superbad, recently stretched his acting muscles by portraying a famous bewigged figure from American hist...

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Attorney General Mukasey Still Won't Call Waterboarding Torture

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Throughout his October confirmation hearings, Attorney General Mike Mukasey denounced the use of torture, stating that it is "antithetical to what thi...

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Mukasey To Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Politico | Daniel Reilly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Attorney General Michael Mukasey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of the month, his first appearance before the committee...

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George Tenet Lawyers Up Over CIA Tapes Probe

Newsweek | Mark Hosenball and Michael Isikoff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Attorney general Michael Mukasey's decision to launch a full-scale FBI probe into the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes has sent several alarmed ...

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Torture Tape Probe Seen As Payback In FBI-CIA Rivalry

NY Times | Ariel Alexovich | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Justice Department's criminal inquiry into the destruction of the Central Intelligence Agency interrogation tapes will be carried out largely by a...

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Veteran Prosecutor Takes Over CIA Probe

Associated Press | Matt Apuzzo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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For the high-profile, politically charged investigation into the destruction of CIA interrogation videos, the Justice Department is turning to a low-p...

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Mukasey Launches Criminal Probe Over Destroyed CIA Tapes

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes and Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey ap...

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Congress To Subpoena CIA Officials To Testify About Destroyed Tapes

AP | PAMELA HESS and LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In a direct challenge to President Bush, a House panel said Wednesday it has prepared subpoenas to force CIA officials to testify about the agency's s...

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Conyers, Kennedy Join Push For Special Prosecutor

TPMmuckraker | Paul Kiel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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When news broke that the CIA had kept videotapes showing torture of detainees secret and then secretly destroyed them, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) was fast ...

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White House Moves To Block CIA Tape Probe: "Smells Like The Coverup Of The Coverup"

TPMmuckraker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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"It smells like the coverup of the coverup." That's Rep. Jane Harman's (D-CA) take. And Rep. Pete Hoekstra's (R-MI) wasn't any different. In case yo...

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Congressman Calls For Special Counsel Over CIA Tapes

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Someone call Patrick Fitzgerald. Today Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) sent a letter to Attorney General Mukasey requesting the immediate appointment of a speci...

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Leading Democrats Call For Inquiry Into Destruction Of CIA Rendition Tapes

AP | Pamela Hess | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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The Senate's No. 2 Democrat on Friday asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the CIA obstructed justice by destroying videotapes that doc...

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White House Obstructing Plame Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Bush Administration is actively blocking Congress' investigation into the outing of once-covert CIA agent Valerie Plame, according to House Oversi...

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Ashcroft Assailed By Protesters, Backpedals On Waterboarding

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Last night, John Ashcroft delivered an address on the Cornell University campus "in the face of shouting dissenters and shrouded protesters." At his l...

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John Ashcroft: I'm Willing To Be Waterboarded

Think Progress | Faiz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Last night, former Attorney General John Ashcroft delivered an address on national security at the University of Colorado. The event was marked by hea...

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Alberto Gonzales' Advice For Mukasey: "Follow The Law. That Was My Lodestar."

Thinkprogress.org | Amanda | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales spoke at the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, giving his views on "immigration, educat...

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Alberto Gonzales Defense Fund: Where To Send The Money

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The contribution form distributed by Leitch asks that donations be sent to a post office box in Alexandria. Leitch said in an e-mail yesterday that th...

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After Gonzales: Bush Promises To Rebuild Justice Department

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

President Bush welcomed Michael Mukasey back into government Wednesday and promised to help the new attorney general rebuild the top leadership of the...

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Alberto Gonzales Defense Fund Begins

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Supporters of former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales have created a trust fund to help pay for his legal expenses, which are mounting in the face...

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2nd Day On Job: Mukasey Threatens Veto Over Dem Warrantless Spying Bill

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In his second day on the job, Attorney General Michael Mukasey leaped into the political fray, telling a key Democratic senator he opposes his electro...

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Justice Department Reopens Probe Into Warrantless Domestic Spying

Murray Waas | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

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The Bush administration has reversed course and will finally allow the Justice Department to investigate the warrantless spying program.

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Feinstein Faces Dem Censure After Backing Mukasey

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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One day after voting to elevate a divisive conservative judge to the federal appeals court in New Orleans, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was the pr...

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Clinton, Dodd, Biden, Obama Skip Mukasey Confirmation Vote

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Mukasey, 66, was the White House's first choice to replace Gonzales. Besides Schumer and Feinstein, Democrats voting to confirm Mukasey were: Sens. E...

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Senate To Vote On Mukasey Tonight, Confirmation Expected

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Senate moved to confirm Michael Mukasey as the nation's newest attorney general Thursday despite differences over his position on the legality of ...

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Mukasey Passes Senate Panel With Support From Two Dems

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey to the Senate floor Tuesday, virtually ensuring ...

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