The Department of Justice secretly obtained two months worth of telephone records of The Associated Press, the AP announced today, calling it a “‘massive and unprecedented intrusion’ into how news organizations gather the news.” Read More
As President-elect Barack Obama begins to assemble tough, pragmatic problem-solvers for his team, he ought to consider Joel Klein. We cannot think of anyone more qualified to be secretary of education than New York’s schools chancellor. He has just the right mix of abrasiveness and charm to take on this important task. We’re hesitant to Read More
With Monday cable coverage caroming back and forth from the resignation of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to the plea agreement for disgraced NFL quarterback Michael Vick, viewers could be forgiven for thinking that a White House now run by one of the world’s more ineffectual Major League Baseball franchise owners could benefit from a Read More
When Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insists that his firing of several United States Attorneys last December wasn’t a political purge but merely a normal bureaucratic decision, many thousands of lawyers, judges, officers and officials surely wish to believe him. Anyone who has taken an oath to uphold the law and the Constitution in good faith—indeed, Read More
The campaign HQ in Yonkers for Andrea Stewart-Cousins–running for State Senate in the 35th District–is reporting they are on the receiving end of all sorts of polling place wackiness today.
“It’s pretty bad,” said Ted Lazarus, campaign spokesman.
One voter report they got was of a fellow dressed as a state trooper–gun and all–who has Read More
The Department of Justice will be in town tomorrow watching the polls during voting hours in Brooklyn, Queens and Westchester “to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act,” the agency announced today. They’ll also be monitoring results in Queens after hours. (They must have read about the bare-knuckled campaigning in Jackson Heights).
The Read More
Rudy Giuliani, who says he’s “seriously considering” running for president, wants people to help him help others.
In a new blast email soliciting donations of between $25 and $500 for candidates in federal races this year, Giuliani urges recipients to rally around the White House and the Republican Congressional majority:
“I learned the virtue Read MoreThe Justice Department has filed suit against New York State for failing to implement the Help America Vote Act.
Worth noting that Chuck and Hillary were the only two United States Senators to vote against the bill in the Senate, opposing its mandatory I.D. check. Certainly, car-poor New York presents an unusual challenge in Read More
What has happened in this country?
The Pentagon has a secret court created by the Foreign Intelligence Services Act (FISA). The courtroom is in a windowless room on the top floor of the Department of Justice. There are seven rotating judges. The court meets in secret, with no published opinions or public records. No one, Read More
What has happened in this country?
The Pentagon has a secret court created by the Foreign Intelligence Services Act (FISA). The courtroom is in a windowless room on the top floor of the Department of Justice. There are seven rotating judges. The court meets in secret, with no published opinions or public records. No one, Read More
