Ex-Prosecutors Tell of Pressures From Lawmakers
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Several of the ousted U.S. attorneys testified about lawmakersâ intrusions in sensitive investigations.
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Defense lawyers on Wednesday sought to poke holes in a government witness&#39;s story of an angry confrontation with a former Enron Corp.
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Two congressional committees are issuing subpoenas for testimony from former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor on their roles in the firings of eight federal prosecutors, according to two officials familiar with the investigation.
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The advisor, a former federal prosecutor, said that it was ethics, not the law, that needed to be paid more heed.
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As the use of performance-enhancing substances draws concern from the halls of Congress to the offices of high school coaches, prosecutors have turned their targets into partners in a broader endeavor.
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As key members of Bushâs inner circle file out, a former White House official suggests Democratic pressure may have helped hasten the departure of Karl Rove.
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Democratic lawmakers set up a possible court showdown with President George W. Bush on Wednesday by summoning two of his former aides to testify about the controversial firing of federal prosecutors last year.
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It has not been a pretty sight on Capitol Hill in the waning hours of Republican control. Once-powerful lawmakers have been shown the door at their own offices, forced to crowd in a basement or other nooks to finish their work, if not their careers. The usual backslapping has given way to back pats as colleagues try to comfort losers who will soon be going home.
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The purported reason US House Republicans decided to change their rule on House leaders and indictments is to defang a &quot;partisan crackpot district attorney&quot; who may try to indict GOP legislative leaders for political reasons.
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The world is upside down. A posse of Republican lawmakers who, when opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants, like to talk about how rules must be followed and how we shouldn't reward lawbreakers. They're now demanding that a pair of convicted felons be rewarded with a presidential pardon.
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Recent scandals and the election of Gov. Eliot Spitzer have taken a toll on the party scene among state legislators.
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Senate Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted to tell their stories publicly, under oath, after a federal prosecutor claimed he was fired for political reasons.
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Federal prosecutors have enlisted at least one cooperating witness to testify about the role of former Reagan-era budget chief David A. Stockman in a criminal investigation into the finances of a Michigan auto parts company he led until his ouster last year, according to sources briefed on the...
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Forty-four former state attorneys general have asked Congress to investigate whether politics at the Justice Department influenced the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman on corruption charges.
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The fight between the White House and Democratic-led Congress over fired U.S. prosecutors flared on Wednesday when one former official declined to answer a number of questions and another refused to even appear before lawmakers.
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As the embattled Republican senator asks a court to withdraw his guilty plea, politics in his home state is in a holding pattern.
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A former Minnesota congressman is being questioned for accepting &#36;12,500 in donations and spending more than &#36;60,000 on campaign expenses in the two years after he was ousted from office.