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		<title>By: freepatriot</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/obamas-signing-statement-disappears-whistleblowers/comment-page-2/#comment-141579</link>
		<dc:creator>freepatriot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I found my Muse at Dkos at the very beginning of scooter’s bogus adventure&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found my Muse at Dkos at the very beginning of scooter’s bogus adventure</p>
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		<title>By: Rayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;You know what else is interesting? James Martin, the U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Missouri, was only in office for 2 years, and I can’t find that he was actually named U.S. Attorney, only acting or interim U.S. Attorney.  Hanaway was named to the post in April 2006 after Martin resigned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why would a former assistant U.S. Attorney, named interim/acting, possibly USA, resign?  info about his departure does not come up as readily or easily as his replacement’s swearing in.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Martin was also tight with John Danforth — and he was also involved in some interesting prosecutions, like one for advertising of internet gambling, and another civil rights violation in which Bradley Schlozman actually signed off on the settlement (discrimination against someone with HIV). &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Martin’s replacement and current USA also tried to run for MO’s SoS.  Hmm. Not as colorful as the other MO USA stories, but definitely worth looking at more closely.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know what else is interesting? James Martin, the U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Missouri, was only in office for 2 years, and I can’t find that he was actually named U.S. Attorney, only acting or interim U.S. Attorney.  Hanaway was named to the post in April 2006 after Martin resigned.</p>
<p>Why would a former assistant U.S. Attorney, named interim/acting, possibly USA, resign?  info about his departure does not come up as readily or easily as his replacement’s swearing in.</p>
<p>Martin was also tight with John Danforth — and he was also involved in some interesting prosecutions, like one for advertising of internet gambling, and another civil rights violation in which Bradley Schlozman actually signed off on the settlement (discrimination against someone with HIV). </p>
<p>Martin’s replacement and current USA also tried to run for MO’s SoS.  Hmm. Not as colorful as the other MO USA stories, but definitely worth looking at more closely.</p>
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		<title>By: Gunner</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gunner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;awesome, very well said&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>awesome, very well said</p>
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		<title>By: selise</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/obamas-signing-statement-disappears-whistleblowers/comment-page-2/#comment-141431</link>
		<dc:creator>selise</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;and before that was the indymedia movement (v important from 1999 / 2000 forward), but that was also before my time - i only came to the net in a big way politically in the beginning of 2002 (email and vaxnotes from the mid ’80s - but that was work related).&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and before that was the indymedia movement (v important from 1999 / 2000 forward), but that was also before my time &#8211; i only came to the net in a big way politically in the beginning of 2002 (email and vaxnotes from the mid ’80s &#8211; but that was work related).</p>
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		<title>By: readerOfTeaLeaves</title>
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		<dc:creator>readerOfTeaLeaves</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Wow.  I have to recollect 2003, but that was before my time on the blogs…. although working on stuff to make ‘em exist.  Not directly, but sidewise…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They’ve become a force beyond my wildest imagination.&lt;br /&gt;
But they need to keep a better eye on Net Neutrality, which Stoller tries to do.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow.  I have to recollect 2003, but that was before my time on the blogs…. although working on stuff to make ‘em exist.  Not directly, but sidewise…</p>
<p>They’ve become a force beyond my wildest imagination.<br />
But they need to keep a better eye on Net Neutrality, which Stoller tries to do.</p>
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		<title>By: johnhkennedy</title>
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		<dc:creator>johnhkennedy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WE ALL KNOW WHAT EVIL HAPPENED.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Bush-Cheney Administration&lt;/strong&gt; is the greatest threat to our democracy that we’ve had. It is an ongoing threat because it is an internal threat, &lt;strong&gt;the precedents are there, and have not been denounced by Congress or Obama in any effective way.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hersh added:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;“Eight or nine neoconservatives took over our country.&lt;/strong&gt;“&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondale said &lt;/strong&gt;that t&lt;strong&gt;he precedents of abuse of vice presidential power&lt;/strong&gt; by Cheney &lt;strong&gt;would remain “like a loaded pistol that you leave on the dining room table.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Top editors&lt;br /&gt;
passed the message to investigative reporters not to “pick holes” in what Bush was doing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Violations of the Bill of Rights happened in the plain sight of the public. It was not only tolerated, but Bush was re-elected.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WE Cannot Wait For The National Media&lt;br /&gt;
To Do This For Us.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is up to us as individuals to get justice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WE HAVE TO DO IT OURSELVES!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SIGN THE PETITION…. Pass it&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://AngryVoters.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://AngryVoters.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Individuals:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sign The Petition To Prosecute those in the Bush Administration that violated Federal Laws. Have your organization pass this url to members with a recommendation to sign.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Groups:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Endorse the Joint Letter To Attorney General Holder asking him to appoint a Special Prosecutor for Bush, Cheney and appointees who approved TORTURE and violated other Federal Laws&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://AngryVoters.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://AngryVoters.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SIGN THE PETITION…. Pass it on.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>WE ALL KNOW WHAT EVIL HAPPENED.</strong></p>
<p>The <strong>Bush-Cheney Administration</strong> is the greatest threat to our democracy that we’ve had. It is an ongoing threat because it is an internal threat, <strong>the precedents are there, and have not been denounced by Congress or Obama in any effective way.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Hersh added:</strong> <strong>“Eight or nine neoconservatives took over our country.</strong>“</p>
<p><strong>Mondale said </strong>that t<strong>he precedents of abuse of vice presidential power</strong> by Cheney <strong>would remain “like a loaded pistol that you leave on the dining room table.”</strong></p>
<p>“Top editors<br />
passed the message to investigative reporters not to “pick holes” in what Bush was doing.</p>
<p>Violations of the Bill of Rights happened in the plain sight of the public. It was not only tolerated, but Bush was re-elected.”</p>
<p><strong>WE Cannot Wait For The National Media<br />
To Do This For Us.</strong></p>
<p>It is up to us as individuals to get justice.</p>
<p><strong>WE HAVE TO DO IT OURSELVES!</strong></p>
<p>SIGN THE PETITION…. Pass it</p>
<p><a href="http://AngryVoters.org" rel="nofollow">http://AngryVoters.org</a></p>
<p><strong>Individuals:</strong><br />
Sign The Petition To Prosecute those in the Bush Administration that violated Federal Laws. Have your organization pass this url to members with a recommendation to sign.</p>
<p><strong>Groups:</strong><br />
Endorse the Joint Letter To Attorney General Holder asking him to appoint a Special Prosecutor for Bush, Cheney and appointees who approved TORTURE and violated other Federal Laws</p>
<p><a href="http://AngryVoters.org" rel="nofollow">http://AngryVoters.org</a></p>
<p><strong>SIGN THE PETITION…. Pass it on.</strong><br />
.</p>
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		<title>By: selise</title>
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		<dc:creator>selise</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;it’s just that i used to read bobnews (ian welsh, stirling newberry, matt stoller are a few names that might ring a bell or two?).&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it’s just that i used to read bobnews (ian welsh, stirling newberry, matt stoller are a few names that might ring a bell or two?).</p>
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		<title>By: readerOfTeaLeaves</title>
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		<dc:creator>readerOfTeaLeaves</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Wow, selise.&lt;br /&gt;
I can never believe how much you know!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I hope some historian or archivist is keeping track of all this info.&lt;br /&gt;
Well… at least, the NSA is…&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, selise.<br />
I can never believe how much you know!</p>
<p>I hope some historian or archivist is keeping track of all this info.<br />
Well… at least, the NSA is…</p>
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		<title>By: Petrocelli</title>
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		<dc:creator>Petrocelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rayne !&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CNBC put Cramer out as their poster boy, thinking that his brash demeanor would put Jon in his place … I guess the fookers did not watch Crossfire or Jon’s smackdown of his hero, McCain.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rayne !</strong></p>
<p>CNBC put Cramer out as their poster boy, thinking that his brash demeanor would put Jon in his place … I guess the fookers did not watch Crossfire or Jon’s smackdown of his hero, McCain.</p>
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		<title>By: readerOfTeaLeaves</title>
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		<dc:creator>readerOfTeaLeaves</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Wow, is that ever fascinating info about the USAG topic possibly heating up.&lt;br /&gt;
Did you see the headline at TPM this morning about Bush appointed USAG’s trying to stay on?  No doubt some Think Tankers are whipping up a frenzy regarding Obama’s need to replace some of those ideological USAGs.  (Maybe our new troll is among the preliminary actiions…)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031203736_pf.html?ref=fp1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....ml?ref=fp1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, is that ever fascinating info about the USAG topic possibly heating up.<br />
Did you see the headline at TPM this morning about Bush appointed USAG’s trying to stay on?  No doubt some Think Tankers are whipping up a frenzy regarding Obama’s need to replace some of those ideological USAGs.  (Maybe our new troll is among the preliminary actiions…)<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031203736_pf.html?ref=fp1" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/&#8230;..ml?ref=fp1</a></p>
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