Special prosecutor

This might take us a little while to get through — it’s almost 500 pages long — but House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers’ (D-Mich.)  just-released report (pdf) documenting the “abuses and excesses” of George W. Bush’s presidency and recommending changes to the new administration is a must read.
“Even after scores of [...]

Charging that the FBI probe of ACORN represents an “unholy alliance” between Republican operatives and potentially illegal conduct by law enforcement targeting voter fraud, the Obama campaign demanded Friday that the U.S. special prosecutor looking into the U.S. attorneys scandal investigate the matter.
General counsel Bob Bauer sent a letter to Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey charging [...]

Justice Dept. report bolsters congressional contention that U.S.attorneys were fired for improper reasons and the White House misled Congress.