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Prof. Emeritus Donald Shields to Testify before Congressional Committees

by roxy317

Sun Oct 21, 2007 at 02:05:19 PM EST

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On February 18, 2007 ePluribus Media first published the results of an ongoing study The Political Profiling of Elected Democratic Officials. The study and its preliminary results gained a lot of national attention, and critics tried to undermine the basis of the study.

In an interview with ePluribus Media, Dr. Shields explained, "The focus of the study was the reporting (and thus the leaking) of federal investigations from supposedly secret grand jury subpoenas, federal agent inquiries, and grand jury testimony."

Since the preliminary results were published in February, along with the data tables and the analysis, Dr. Shields has continued to compile data. He now has the data analysis through August 18, 2007 -- the date of Alberto Gonzales' resignation from the Department of Justice.

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On Friday, The Birmingham News reported:

Also on the list is University of Missouri professor emeritus Donald Shields, who co-authored a report showing federal prosecutors in the Bush administration more often investigate Democrats than Republicans.

Dr. Shields describes his upcoming testimony:

I testify before the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on their joint hearing on "Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The Erosion of Public Confidence in our Federal Judicial System" at 10:00am Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Stay tuned to the ePluribus Media Journal for an indepth look at Dr. Shields testimony!