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5 Ill-Fated Supreme Court Picks

Rob Quinn — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:00:00 CDT

Elena Kagan seems likely to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, although critics are comparing her to some of the worst picks of the past. The Week takes a look at some that didn't make it. Harriet Miers, (George W. Bush, 2005). Labeled "My Little Crony" over her close...

40% Approve of Kagan: Poll

Jane Yager — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:58:32 CDT

Forty percent of Americans think Elena Kagan was an "excellent" or "good" choice for the Supreme Court, while 14% rate President Obama's choice of nominee "poor," according to a new Gallup poll. That puts Kagan's initial approval numbers in line with those for Bush nominees Samuel Alito and Harriet Miers,...

CIA Head Was OK With Destroying Torture Tapes

Emily Rauhala — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:49:04 CDT

Former CIA head Porter Goss agreed with the decision to destroy tapes of terror suspect Abu Zubaydah being waterboarded, email records obtained by the ACLU show. In one, the agency's top officer wrote that he "felt it was extremely important to destroy the tapes"—then added "PG, however, agreed with...

Rove Pushed for Firing of US Attorney in NM

Harry Kimball — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:47:32 CDT

The House Judiciary Committee released documents today that Democrats say put Karl Rove and former Bush counsel Harriet Miers at the center of the US attorney firing scandal, Politico reports. “Karl Rove and his cohorts at the Bush White House were the driving force behind several of these firings,” says...

Emails Show Rove Knee-Deep in Attorney Firings

Harry Kimball — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:26:00 CDT

Karl Rove was intimately involved in the firing of at least three of the US Attorneys sacked for purportedly political reasons during the Bush administration, emails obtained by the Washington Post show. One note mentions a senator who “asked that we remove the US Atty” and “couldn’t be more serious...

Rove Tight-Lipped After Grilling Over Attorney Firings

Wesley Oliver — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:04:04 CDT

Karl Rove stayed mum as he left an interview with a special prosecutor today about the firing of US attorneys during the Bush administration, the AP reports. Nora Dannehy questioned the former White House aide at his lawyer’s office; she left after about 4 hours. Rove’s attorney said his client...

Rove Will Be Questioned Over Attorney Firings

Harry Kimball — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:19:28 CDT

Karl Rove is on the hot seat tomorrow. The former Bush adviser will be interviewed by federal prosecutors as part of a criminal investigation into the firings of US attorneys in 2006, the Washington Post reports. Rove will meet with Connecticut prosecutor Nora R. Dannehy, who has been charged with...

Dems 'Would Love to Have Me Barbecued': Rove

Clay Dillow — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:03:01 CST

Karl Rove is looking forward to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee concerning his alleged role in the sacking of several federal prosecutors, Fox News reports. But beware the “show trial,” Rove said, as “some Democrats would love to have me barbecued.” Rove will also be questioned about the prosecution...

Rove, Miers to Testify on Attorney Firings

John Johnson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:25:07 CST

Karl Rove and Harriet Miers have agreed to testify before Congress about the controversial firing of US attorneys, CBS reports. The former Bush aides' testimony will not be public, though that could happen in the future, notes the Public Record . Congress is investigating whether the Bush administration fired the attorneys...