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By Dan EggenWashington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 27, 2008; Page A11
A federal judge yesterday refused to delay his order requiring former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers to testify in Congress, another legal setback for the Bush administration's attempts to limit cooperation with Democratic lawmakers.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates rejected the administration's argument that Miers should not be required to cooperate with Congress while the government appeals an earlier ruling he issued.
In the previous decision, Bates rejected the administration's assertions that Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten were protected by executive privilege and could not be forced to testify or provide documents to Congress about the controversial firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. The judge said that the government's position was excessively broad and that senior aides must be more specific about the information they say is protected.
The new ruling will make it more difficult for Miers to avoid testifying by running out the clock on the 110th Congress, which ends in early January. Without a stay, she could be compelled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee as early as next month.
Lawmakers are seeking testimony from Miers and documents from Bolten as part of an ongoing inquiry into the prosecutor firings and broader allegations of politicization at the Justice Department, primarily under former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales. The House and Senate judiciary panels also have voted to hold former presidential adviser Karl Rove in contempt for refusing to testify about the dismissals.
In his ruling yesterday, Bates wrote that "Ms. Miers' testimony may help Congress finally determine what remedial legislative steps, if any, should be taken in response to the forced resignations."
The judge also wrote that the administration "has supplied no justification, and the court cannot fathom one, for its failure to turn over non-privileged documents to the committee."
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), the Judiciary Committee's chairman, said he is "heartened" by the ruling and vowed to "promptly schedule a hearing" for Miers.
"Today's ruling clearly rejects the White House's efforts to run out the clock on the committee's investigation," Conyers said in a statement.
How Should the Next President Deal with the Bush White House's Crimes?
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prosecuting of Bush and White House officials for criminal acts.
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-- Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote in today’s landmark Supreme Court decision.
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Paul D. Wolfowitz wants to be cleared of wrongdoing before he resigns as the World Bank’s president.
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Bush says regrets Wolfowitz's woes at World Bank MarketWatch - WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush on Thursday praised embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, but said he regretted the controversy that had ... Bush expresses regret over Wolfowitz controversy at World Bank |
George Bush, praises Wolfowitz... After it becomes clear that his arrogance and irresponsible behavior has compromised the World Bank. Every time Bush appoints some unqualified crony or corrupt associate who then fails, Bush seems either incapable of recognizing the consequences of his poor management, or simply clueless. Neither is acceptable. Bush, Cheney, and Gonzales need be impeached. It has become a pressing matter of national national security. Contact your representatives and let them know.
Is the president guilty of committing a felony by continuously reauthorizing the warrantless eavesdropping program for the past five years? And if so, what action must be taken?
Our nation's safety and most importantly our nation's soul are seriously jeopardized when any president, Republican or Democrat, willfully breaks the Geneva Conventions, subverts justice by running secret prisons and detaining people indefinitely, illegally spies on American citizens, fixes intelligence and facts to fit policy, and uses lies and deceptions to create support for a deadly war.
A Supreme Challenge to Bush's Authority
By
Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet.
Posted
June 30, 2006.
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and KATE ZERNIKE However, the White House ran into resistance from Republicans over its plan to try terror suspects held at Guantánamo Bay. http://www.fvap.gov/comm/cwyeo.html
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