Jun 14, 2007 at 10:09 PM by Political Chase
Good. One less Cheney to have to deal with. Darth Vader is enough.
From Roll Call (sub. req.):
The Wyoming Republican Party Thursday evening released a final list of 31 individuals who had submitted applications to replace the late Sen. Craig Thomas (R) by the 5 p.m. Mountain Time deadline — and Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Cheney, was not among them.
The list appeared to offer few surprises, and is headed by known interested parties like Colin Simpson, the Majority Floor Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives and the son of former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.); just-resigned U.S. Attorney Matt Mead, the grandson of a former governor and Senator; and state Sen. John Barrasso.
Jun 14, 2007 at 5:51 PM by Political Chase
Judge Reggie B. Walton denied I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby his request to be released from jail pending appeal. The Bureau of Prisons will determine Libby’s accommodations and he will report to prison in approximately six to eight weeks.
Jun 14, 2007 at 2:51 PM by Political Chase
Yes, the site looks different today. We’re working on implementing changes and unfortunately to do some of those changes, we have to turn on an unfinished product.
Depending on how things go today, this may remain in place ore we may revert to the familiar TPC style.
Although this is not the final product, I would appreciate any comments you may have on what you see thus far.
Jun 14, 2007 at 2:23 PM by Political Chase
Breaking! Breaking! Breaking! The FBI has discovered it is violating wiretapping and data collection laws. Sound familiar? At first, I thought the WaPo made a mistake and republished a previous article from March - I’m not kidding. Well it’s similar, you could almost take a March article (there were multiple) and just replace the numbers, although today they are substantially different.
In March, the FBI reported 22 violations of surveillance and data collection laws; yesterday that number changed to more than 1,000 violations after reviewing a mere 10 percent of the national security investigations. So, what will the number be in September?
Jun 14, 2007 at 1:39 PM by Political Chase
FYI. Judge Reggie Walton will decide today (late morning) whether Scooter Libby will go to jail in four to five weeks or if he will remain free on bail pending appeals.
Many are expecting Walton to deny bail during the appeal process.
Jun 14, 2007 at 1:33 PM by Political Chase
Never mind. This hearing was yesterday. I initially interpreted the schedule as continuing on to today.
An item of interest from the Capitol Daybook.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
GSA Administrator Investigation
Hearing
Full committee hearing on statements made by General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Lurita Doan to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel about agency political appointees who cooperated in the committee’s investigation into her conduct at the GSA. Witness(es) GSA Adminstrator Lurita Doan testifies Room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building June 13, 2007 10 a.m. Contact: (202) 225-5051 Note: Rescheduled form June 7. (\\ADDS DOAN AS THE WITNESS\\)
