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Hearing on Call to Censure the President

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An Examination of the Call to Censure the President, Senate Judiciary Committee, Full Committee, March 31, 2006

  • Sen. Feingold’s Resolution to Censure the President

    • Testimony:

  • Bruce Fein, Partner, Fein & Fein
  • Lee Casey, Partner, Baker & Hostetler
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy
  • Sen. Russ Feingold

    • Related articles and postings:

  • John Dean Blasts Warrantless Eavesdropping
  • An Update on President Bush’s NSA Program: The Historical Context, Specter’s Recent Bill, and Feingold’s Censure Motion, by John W. Dean
  • USNews.com: The Letter of the Law – The White House says spying on terror suspects without court approval is ok. What about physical searches? by Chitra Ragavan, 3/27/06
  • New York Times: Senate Debates Resolution to Censure the President
  • Related postings on domestic surveillance program

    • FTC in 2006: Committed to Consumers and Competition

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    Press release: “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today issued the agency’s 2006 Annual Report at the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, DC. The report, entitled “The FTC in 2006: Committed to Consumers and Competition,” (62 pages, PDF) is available now on the Commission’s Web site and includes… Continue Reading

    Senate Cmte. Approves Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act

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    Press release, Thursday, March 30, 2006: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved by voice vote S. 2389, the Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act, which prevents unscrupulous companies and individuals from fraudulently obtaining consumers’ private phone records in a deceptive practice known as “pretexting.” …The Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act, which covers… Continue Reading

    Brookings Study on Costs, Human and Resource, Related to Iraq Reconstruction

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    Iraq Index: Tracking Variables of Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq, Brookings Institution, March 30, 2006 (52 pages, PDF) See also Brookings Iraq Index Archives: “…a statistical compilation of economic, public opinion, and security data. This resource will provide updated information on various criteria, including crime, telephone and water service, troop fatalities, unemployment, Iraqi security… Continue Reading

    Sunshine in the Courtroom Bill Passed by Senate Judiciary Cmte.

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    Press release, MArch 30, 2006: “Transparency in federal courtrooms today scored a victory when legislation introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, to allow federal trial and appellate judges to permit cameras in the courtroom passed the Senate Judiciary Committee…The bipartisan “Sunshine in the Courtroom” bill would allow… Continue Reading

    Extensive Document Demands From DOJ to ISPs and Search Companies

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    As previously noted in a series of postings this year, DOJ has sought, and obtained, voluminous data search records from companies including Yahoo, MSN and Verizon. Today, InformationWeek reported that their FOIA request yielded 54 documents [made available in a Zip archive], that include subpoenas, replies, and related legal documents involving 34 ISPs, search companies… Continue Reading

    More Facts Emerge on Key Pre-War Iraq Intel Not Shared With Public

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    Prewar Intelligence – Insulating Bush, by Murray Waas, National Journal, Thursday, March 30, 2006. “Karl Rove, President Bush’s chief political adviser, cautioned other White House aides in the summer of 2003 that Bush’s 2004 re-election prospects would be severely damaged if it was publicly disclosed that he had been personally warned that a key rationale… Continue Reading

    GAO Identifies Security Gaps in Use of Social Security Numbers and Recommends Remedies

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    Social Security Numbers: More Could be Done to Protect SSNs, Full text GAO-06-586T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “There is no one law that comprehensively regulates SSN use and protections…GAO found that there were gaps in the practices for protecting SSNs within government agencies and across industry sectors, such as a lack of uniformity at… Continue Reading

    Overview of Purpose and Provisions of CRA and Trends in Oversight

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    Federal Rulemaking: Perspectives on 10 Years of Congressional Review Act Implementation, Full text GAO-06-601T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Congressional oversight of rulemaking using the CRA can be an important and useful tool for monitoring the regulatory process and balancing and accommodating the… Continue Reading

    Democrats Unveil Security Plan

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    Press release: “The highest responsibility of government is to protect the security of every American,” said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. “After five years of Republican incompetence, Americans have had enough. They expect and demand policies that are tough and smart. They deserve Real Security.” Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Secure America and Restore… Continue Reading