Not for war crimes or torture, mind you. But for the bribery allegedly committed while at Halliburton that has been bubbling along for years. (h/t scribe) Nigeria will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and officials from five foreign companies including Halliburton Co. over a $180 million bribery scandal, a prosecutor at [...]

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Dick Cheney to Face Criminal Charges |
| By: emptywheel Thursday December 2, 2010 8:55 am |
Chris Christie Was Worst US Attorney for Big Spending on Travel |
| By: emptywheel Monday November 8, 2010 7:13 am |
DOJ’s Inspector General just released a report on whether or not US Attorneys were living it up on the government dime. It finds that five of the US Attorneys studied were the worst offenders for staying at luxury hotels and billing the government. And though it doesn’t refer to those US Attorneys by name, we [...]
Wellstone Accused of Voter Fraud, Threatened with Death, Day before His Plane Crash |
| By: emptywheel Monday October 25, 2010 11:57 am |
There’s absolutely no reason to think that the barely literate postcard sent to Paul Wellstone’s office the day before his plane crash had anything to do with his death. The FBI files [released in FOIA to Minnesota Public Radio] reveal, for the first time, the specific criminal leads pursued by investigators. FBI agents investigated the [...]
Sparky Takes a Dump, Produces Turd Named McCain and Other News and Notes From Wingnut Hell In Arizona |
| By: bmaz Saturday August 28, 2010 8:40 pm |
Yes, that is Sparky the Sun Devil and the small turd next to him is John McCain. As you may have heard, the Arizona primary was last Tuesday and McCain squeaked by the “serious challenge” of gasbag extraordinaire J.D. Hayworth. McCain beat Hayworth by 25 points; this and other news and notes from the Arizona primary election.







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