Citi, Morgan Stanley, Not Paying Their Taxes

By: emptywheel Friday January 16, 2009 1:10 pm

Add one more thing to the “no one could have imagined” file: The GAO reports that Citigroup and Morgan Stanley have been sneaking their money off shore so as to avoid paying taxes.

The new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, released today by Sens. Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Carl M.

Coming Soon: The O’Bama Heritage Center

By: emptywheel Friday January 16, 2009 10:56 am

The Irish, never missing an opportunity to capitalize on American tourist nostalgia, are turning the homesite of Obama’s Irish ancestors into a tourist site.

This Miracle Brought to You by America’s Unions

By: emptywheel Friday January 16, 2009 5:34 am

They’re calling the successful rescue yesterday of 155 passengers aboard a US Airways jet a miracle. And that miracle was brought to you by union men and women.

Holder Nomination Hearing, Part Three

By: emptywheel Thursday January 15, 2009 2:06 pm

Up now on the Committee Webcast.

Holder Nomination Hearing, Part Two

By: emptywheel Thursday January 15, 2009 11:22 am

Sorry. Started a little late. I think Lindsey Graham is beating up on Holder because he once worked for Blago, but that’s just a guess.

Magistrate Judge Calls “Bull” on WaPo’s Gloss–Calls for More E-Mails

By: emptywheel Thursday January 15, 2009 11:15 am

The WaPo presented a very credulous view of the status of lost emails in a story many of you have emailed to me–suggesting that “all” of the lost White House emails have been found. A Missing White House E-Mails Traced, Justice Aide Says

A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge yesterday that the Bush administration will meet its legal requirement to transfer e-mails to the National Archives after spending more than

FISA Appeals Court Opinion

By: emptywheel Thursday January 15, 2009 9:17 am

I’ll get to these later. But if you want to start reading them, be my guest.

Opinion

Order

Eric Holder Hearing Open Thread

By: emptywheel Thursday January 15, 2009 6:37 am

This should be the only really contentious one. Go to CSPAN3 or the Committee Webcast to see it.

Note, in a bit of timing jujitsu, Biden and Hillary are giving their farewell speeches on the floor of the Senate at 10 and 11, meaning CSPAN2 will be covering those speeches and not this hearing, meaning (in turn) that this hearing won’t be available to most Americans watching on teevee.

The US Torture Regime – Where Is The Swift Justice?

By: bmaz Thursday January 15, 2009 5:25 am

Earlier, Marcy and Spencer wrote about the somewhat startling admission today by Susan Crawford that the United States tortured Mohammed al-Qahtani. Sounds like an admission against interest; I wonder when the war crimes trials will be starting?

An Appropriate Detroit Welcome for Bob Corker

By: emptywheel Wednesday January 14, 2009 11:48 am

Bob Corker came to Detroit today to suck up some more press attention.

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