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| Subject: | Re: 16-day gap in e-mail records -Justice Department and White House |
| Poster: | maribmarib@dhotmail.com |
| Date: | Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:06:45 -0500 |
| Related Postings: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Earl wrote:
> "Florida" wrote in
> news:1174575286.547143.92150@d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:
>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/21/attorneys.email.gap/in
>> dex.html?eref=rss_politics
>>
>> >From Kevin Bohn
>> CNN Washington Bureau
>>
>> WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A 16-day gap in e-mail records between
>> the Justice Department and the White House concerning the
>> firing of U.S. attorneys last year has attracted the
>> attention of congressional investigators.
>>
>> In an investigation into whether seven U.S. attorneys were
>> fired for political rather than professional reasons, the
>> Justice Department on Monday handed over 3,000 pages of
>> documents to the House and Senate Judiciary committees.
>>
>> But the documents included no correspondence about the
>> firings in the critical time period between November 15,
>> 2006, and December 2, 2006, right before the attorneys were
>> asked for their resignations.
>>
>> In addition, citing executive privilege, President Bush has
>> refused a congressional request to have his key aide Karl
>> Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers, who was
>> involved in the firings, testify under oath.
>> [....]
>>
>
> I was wondering where those system admins from Gore's office
> went.
>
> You can't fire civil servants, even for incompetance.
>
> Remember how they lost Gore's emails just before Congress wanted
> to look at them.
Does anyone stick around DC for the Thanksgiving Holidays?
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