Read more Sara M. Taylor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3701/sara-m-taylor.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 23:01:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4050/bush-directs-aides-to-defy-subpoenas.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=11317&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034202' border='0' />In an aggressive use of executive privilege, President Bush instructed two of his former aides yesterday to disregard congressional subpoenas demanding they testify about the attorney firings scandal. In a letter to Congress, Bush's counsel rebuffed Democratic senators for encroaching on internal White House affairs, bringing the two branches closer...es Dharapak/File)http://www.newser.com/story/4050/bush-directs-aides-to-defy-subpoenas.htmlTue, 10 Jul 2007 04:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3643/white-house-stonewalls-on-subpoenas.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=9455&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034416' border='0' />The White House shot down attempts to subpoena internal documents concerning the US attorney firings today by invoking executive privilege. Though not a surprise, the refusal moved the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to accuse the administration of "Nixonian stonewalling." If the committee doesn't back down, the Times reports,...*Vice President Dick Cheney and President Bush stand in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington in this Nov. 9, 2006, file photo. The Senate subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's office, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, demanding documents and elevating the confrontation with President Bush over the administration's warrant-free eavesdropping on Americans. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, files)http://www.newser.com/story/3643/white-house-stonewalls-on-subpoenas.htmlThu, 28 Jun 2007 17:35:56 CDT