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Key Docs. on WMD Withheld From Senate Intelligence Cmte.

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Cheney, Libby Blocked Papers To Senate Intelligence Panel, by Murray Waas, special to National Journal: “Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the use of pre-war intelligence that erroneously concluded Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, according to Bush administration and congressional sources.”

  • New York Times: Aide to Cheney Appears Likely to Be Indicted; Rove Under Scrutiny

    • GAO Report Reviews Voter Registration and Local Elections

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    Elections: Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote, GAO-05-997, September 27, 2005, Highlights. “GAO’s past work and the work of others has shown that challenges processing voter registration applications and maintaining voter registration lists can result in individuals arriving at polls on Election Day to find… Continue Reading

    Miers Withdraws Her Nomination

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    In a Letter to President Bush, White House Counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. GOP senators assert independence in wake of Miers withdrawal New York Times: Miers Failed to Win Support of Key Senators and Conservatives Related links on the Miers nomination The Hill: Miers withdraws nomination…quoting… Continue Reading