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Wednesday News: Two from McClatchy

by rba

Tue Nov 13, 2007 at 11:17:15 PM EST

Marisa Taylor: A Justice Department inquiry into secret eavesdropping is on again: The Justice Department has reopened an inquiry into the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program after its investigators received security clearances that President Bush once blocked.

Greg Gordon: CIA admits to recording interrogations of top al Qaida captives: The CIA has three video and audio recordings of interrogations of senior al Qaida captives but misled federal judges about the evidence during the case against terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, federal prosecutors revealed in a Nov. 9 court filing that was made public Tuesday.

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Wednesday News: Two from McClatchy | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)

Thanks (5.00 / 1) (#1)

to a heads up from standingup.

by rba on Tue Nov 13, 2007 at 11:26:43 PM EST

Interesting first move (5.00 / 2) (#2)

from Mukasey. One thing to keep in mind, from the OPR's webpage:

OPR conducts full investigations of such allegations, and reports its findings and conclusions to the Attorney General and other appropriate Departmental officials.

We are still reliant on Mukasey to disclose the findings of the investigation.

by standingup on Wed Nov 14, 2007 at 12:01:35 AM EST

US Attorney - Mukasey look see (5.00 / 1) (#3)

Justice Dept. Chief Faces a Test in Minnesota

excerpt:

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 10 -- If Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey wants to know what he is up against in restoring stability to the Justice Department, he is being urged by the department's employees in Minnesota, as well as by prominent lawyers and law professors here, to consider an early visit to the United States Attorney's Office in Minneapolis....

I know it's early but Mukasey doesn't have much time to clean house and move the department forward. Also...how many Acting US Attorneys are there and when will they be put up for confirmation?

by avahome on Wed Nov 14, 2007 at 09:49:11 AM EST

: Letter from Leahy&Feinstein to Keisler... (5.00 / 1) (#4)

Well I just found my answer...note the date.
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200710/103107d.html
excerpt:

Dear Mr. Keisler:
We remain concerned about the extraordinary number of vacancies for United States Attorney positions. We understand that there are currently 23 districts out of 93 overall with acting or interim U.S. Attorneys instead of Senate-confirmed, Presidentially-appointed United States Attorneys. Twenty-one of those districts do not have a nominee. We write to inquire whether you and the Administration are working with the Senators whose States encompass each of those districts to identify and nominate strong and independent U.S. Attorneys.

by avahome on Wed Nov 14, 2007 at 09:57:16 AM EST
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