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Monday, June 16
View Article  Waxman asks DoD IG to investigate thousands of fraudulent Iraq contracts
by margieburns on Mon 16 Jun 2008 05:13 PM EDT
Today Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to the Inspector General for Defense, asking for investigation into "potentially thousands" of fraudulent Iraq contracts:

Dear Mr. Inspector General:

 

I am writing to seek your assistance in investigating potentially thousands of criminal cases involving fraudulent contracts in Iraq.

 

            On May 22, 2008, your deputy, Mary Ugone, testified before the Oversight Committee and released a report assessing the Defense Department’s oversight of billions of dollars in procurement expenditures in Iraq.  The primary finding in the May 22 report was ...   more »

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View Article  Conyers and Sanchez say Rove must testify about the Siegelman matter
by margieburns on Mon 16 Jun 2008 04:05 PM EDT
Today Rep. John Conyers and Loretta Sanchez sent a letter to Karl Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, following up their earlier subpoena:

June 16, 2008

Via Fax and U.S. Mail

Mr. Robert D. Luskin

Patton Boggs LLP

2550 M Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037-1350

Dear Mr. Luskin:

We are writing with respect to the pending subpoena for Mr. Rove’s appearance on July 10 before the Committee’s Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee and related discussions between you and Committee staff. We want to reemphasize that we expect Mr. Rove to attend the hearing. Any concerns about or objections to specific questions can ...   more »

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View Article  Oversight and Government Reform Committee issues subpoena to Attorney General
by margieburns on Mon 16 Jun 2008 12:14 PM EDT
Today, the House Government Reform Committee, chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman of California, subpoenaed AG Mukasey in connection with the Plame leak.

The committee is seeking FBI reports of investigators' interviews with President Bush and Vice President Cheney, among other documents.

Waxman's committee seems to tracking nicely with questions also being pursued by the House Judiciary Committee.
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View Article  I was a white kid bused to an all-white school
by margieburns on Mon 16 Jun 2008 08:43 AM EDT
Growing up through twelve years of public school in Texas as a Caucasian, I was never privileged—allowed—to attend school with one African-American child. Those were the days of segregation, and not once until I got to college did I have any black classmates.

 
btw, when I got to college, the number of black students in my class was still not what you would call high. The institution of higher learning was Rice University, with many excellent professors and a handful of the other kind, in a rather enclosed setting—the campus was one of the few sites in Houston at ...   more »

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