$500 Million to Keep Cheney Out of Jail?
Apparently, Halliburton is in negotiations with the Nigerian government to craft a plea deal that would keep Dick Cheney out of jail. (h/t scribe)
Halliburton is planning to make a plea bargain in former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's corruption…
John Pistole: "What I Think Is Appropriate in Terms of Privacy"
This entire interview between TSA Director John Pistole, James Fallows, and Jeffrey Goldberg is worth reading. But I'm particularly interested in what Pistole says about his role in finding the appropriate balance between security and privacy.
James…
ACLU Appeals 9th Circuit Jeppesen Decision to SCOTUS
The ACLU, who represents the plaintiffs in Mohamed v. Jeppesen, has appealed from the 9th Circuit en banc decision by petitioning the Supreme Court for certiorari.
Dick Cheney: Wanted for Bribery
Nigeria has made it official. Today, it charged Dick Cheney with 16 bribery-related charges.
While that's not unexpected, I'm amused by Dick Cheney's Defense-Attorney-on-Call Terry O'Donnell's response to the charges:
Mr Cheney's lawyer, Terence…
As Expected, Judge Bates Punts on Rule of Law
I almost felt like I was reading Judge John Bates' ruling on whether or not Valerie Plame could sue those who outed her when I read Judge Bates' ruling dismissing the suit challenging the government's ability to assassinate Anwar al-Awlaki with…
Will WikiLeaks Be the Internet's Titanic?
Back in the early days of radio, there was a great amateur radio culture that in key ways resembled early internet culture: it was predominantly male, highly competent, espousing a belief that this new technology could democratize the world.
And…
Perry v. Schwarzenegger 9th Circuit Oral Argument Liveblog
See bmaz's intro explaining what will go on during the hearing here. Follow along on CSPAN and California Channel.
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We're doing the standing question now.…
Perry v. Schwarzenegger 9th Circuit Oral Argument Liveblog Primer
Today is oral argument in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the groundbreaking marriage equality civil rights case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger; join us for a live blog and discussion of the proceedings which are being televised live on CSPAN and numerous other networks and internet feeds.
There Are No Critical Infrastructure Cable Landings in the Middle East
Yeah right.
A number of commentators have said this leaked Wikileaks cable -- listing what facilities internationally were considered "critical infrastructure and key resources" under the Homeland Security National Infrastructure Protection…
Chris Christie-Patton Boggs Contract Shows Disturbing Trend
Chris Christie's contract with Patton Boggs demonstrates a scam big law firms use to bilk taxpayers on governmental contracts.
The Walking Wounded The NFL Treats Like Disposable Trash
Trash time people; you know what to do.
UAW Sells Out American Workers for 800 Jobs
800 jobs in exchange for losing 159,000 jobs--that's the math the UAW has done.
White House Brags about Exporting our Pyramid Schemes to Korea
The list of statements of support for the Korea Trade Agreement the White House sent out last night tells you a lot about what you need to know about the trade agreement. Among others on the list are Tom Donohue, whose laundering of foreign money into election coffers had a significant role in the shellacking Democrats took in November. Then there's the CEOs of credit card nation, Vikram Pandit and Jamie Dimon. But to me, the most telling endorser of this agreement is Dick DeVos, the CEO of Amway and perennially one of the biggest single funders of the Republican Party.
Mr. Obama's Very Very Busy Week
Since Obama tried to sneak in a trade agreement making it easier to outsource jobs to Korea after the newspapers have gone to bed, I thought it wise to catalog what a "productive" (in the Frederick Taylor sense) week he has had:
Freeze pay…
Jakubec Indicted in Federal Charges, Still No WMD Charge
As TPM reported, yesterday the federal government indicted George Djura Jakubec--the guy who had so many terrorist-favored explosives at his house they've decided to burn down the house rather than collect it all. But just two of the charges…
The Crooks Trying to Bail-Out Alberto Gonzales
Let me start by stating that the words "legal" and "trust" don't belong on a letterhead with Alberto Gonzales' name blazoned at the top.
But that's not the most interesting part of the letter soliciting donations for a legal defense fund for…
The Chicken Shit in Your Neighborhood
Like Mark Bittman, I have rather obsessively been playing with this interactive map, showing where all the factory farms are in this country, broken out by county. In my case, the interest is personal. I moved from the hippie-Ag area around…
Joe Lieberman Threatens to Put Dexter Filkins, Judy Miller in Jail to Fearmonger over Wikileaks
Joe Lieberman has introduced what he claims to be a law targeted at Wikileaks.
“The recent dissemination by Wikileaks of thousands of State Department cables and other documents is just the latest example of how our national security interests,…
It Starts With: "Hello. I am a Prosecutor in Nigeria ...
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Mary[Ed. note: Mary provides some background on what may be up with Nigeria's announced plan to charge Dick Cheney.]
… ready to sue your Vice President. Please send 130 Million Dollars by reply mail to …"
After the news about charges against…
Prop 8 Judge Tells H8ters to Get Lost; Denies Motion to Disqualify
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bmazJudge Stephen Reinhardt has denied the spurious motion to disqualify the hating Proponents of Proposition 8 filed against him in the 9th Circuit appeal on Perry v Schwarzenegger.
