Justice News: It’s been a long time coming, but the Justice Department announced yesterday it will begin an investigation into whether career prosecutors were improperly booted for Republican loyalists. The focus: Monica Goodling and whether she trying to decipher prosecutors' political affiliations before their appointments. Descriptions from the NYT, WP and LAT.
Also, new documents show that Michael Elston implored some of the fired U.S. Attorneys to remain silent in the face of political pressure.
For more details on the conversations, check out this Los Angeles Times account.
Inspecting the Inspector: Iraq Inspector General, lawyer Stuart Bowen, is under investigation by a White House panel over allegations that he did not show up for
work and forced employees to work on his book. Of course, Bowen’s many
reports explaining the failures of Iraqi reconstruction have ruffled a
few feathers among his former colleagues at the White House.
More Trouble on the Bank Front: A committee of World Bank officials investigating Paul Wolfowitz indicated that he violated conflict of interest rules in securing a higher paying salary for his girlfriend.
Gotcha: The International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for two Sudanese men, the first to be charged with the atrocities in Darfur. The only catch: whether Sudan will extradite the men.
Radical Prosecution? Prosecutors are going after radical environmental activist Rod Coronado under a terrorism statute. The allegation: describing how to make a crude incendiary device with a jug of apple juice.
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