Via AP News… House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers “subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove on Monday to testify about the Bush administration’s firing of U.S. attorneys and prosecution of a former Democratic governor.”
In the past, the Bush administration has protected Rove, but Conyers points out that “times have changed.” Stay tuned…
UPDATE: Brad Friedman [...]
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House Republicans are looking rather absurd today after the White House rejected their call for a special session of Congress on energy:
Republican Study Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) asked President Bush to convene the special session in an Aug. 1 letter. The same day, House Republicans launched an unusual protest [...]
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The proposed program would allow FHA to help troubled borrowers reduce their interest rates if the actual lenders went along with a cut in the principal amount of the loan.
This is in the lenders best interest because in a majority of circumstances the fair market value of the home no longer offers security for the [...]
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Obama has yet to show he can consistently win a majority of racial groups beyond African Americans. He’s loses Hispanics and Asian Americans in addition to white voters, by similar 65-35 margins. Three separate races are voting for Hillary Clinton, and by similar numbers. One race is voting for Barack Obama, and in near unanymity. [...]
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NSA Surveillance Escapes FISA Judgment
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