Obama Admin. Announces New Policy On State Secrets
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 24th, 2009 4:44 am by HL
Obama Admin. Announces New Policy On State Secrets
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced new policies that limit when the government can invoke the state secrets privilege in national security cases. Both the Obama and Bush administrations had previously been criticized for being too quick to invoke the privilege.
As Democrats Reclaimed Power, Nemazee Was Key Fundraiser
Hassan Nemazee, the financier charged yesterday with running a $274 million Ponzi scheme, was a key fundraiser for John Kerry in 2004, for Senate Democrats in 2006, and for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in 2008.
Rep. Ross Lashes Out At News Org As ‘Leftist Group’ After Pharmacy Sale Story Runs In Politico
Rep. Mike Ross, who is the lead Blue Dog Dem working on the health care bill, has responded only partially to the substance of a story on the sale of his pharmacy and repeatedly attacked the news org that produced the story as illegitimate and “leftist.”