Politics Pulitzer Winner Explains 'Signing Statements' Story Fresh Air April 17, 2007 • Journalist Charlie Savage of the Boston Globe just won a Pulitzer Prize for national-affairs reporting. In an April 2006 article, he detailed how often President Bush has used "signing statements" to assert the right to bypass provisions of new laws; Savage's article prompted Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) to call for hearings investigating the matter. Rebroadcast from May 9, 2006.
Politics Is Alaska Primary a Preview of GOP's November? August 23, 2006 • Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski suffered a huge defeat in the state's Republican primary on Tuesday, finishing third in the three-way race with just 18 percent of the vote. Does Murkowski's loss signal trouble ahead for GOP incumbents in November's midterm elections?
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Libby Pleads Not Guilty in CIA Leak Case November 3, 2005 • I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide, pleads not guilty to charges against him in a case probing who revealed the identity of a covert CIA agent. He was arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C., on charges of obstructing justice, perjury and making false statements.
Law Specter on Alito Confirmation Hearings November 2, 2005 • Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter prepares for confirmation hearings for the latest Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
The Impact of War Senate Inquiry into Pre-War Iraq Intelligence in Spotlight November 2, 2005 • A Senate inquiry into pre-war intelligence on Iraq is in the spotlight again after Senate Democrats demanded a closed-door session Tuesday. The Senate Intelligence Committee has been investigating flawed intelligence behind the Iraq war since its early days.
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Rove Pursued Strategy of Cooperation in CIA Leak Probe November 2, 2005 • White House adviser Karl Rove's legal strategy in the two-year investigation into the CIA leak case has been one of collaboration. Rove knew he and his lawyers might face indictment, and he did everything possible to avoid that, legal experts and sources close to Rove say.
Politics Senators Mull Prospect of Alito Filibuster November 1, 2005 • Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito spends a second day in meetings with senators on Capitol Hill who will determine his fate. With Democrats alarmed at what they perceive to be Alito's conservative record, a potential filibuster is once again under consideration.
Politics Alito Fundraising Machinery Gears Up November 1, 2005 • Unlike other recent Supreme Court nominees, fundraising is already under way for President Bush's most recent choice for the high court, Samuel Alito. Hardly any groups raised money for the John Roberts or Harriet Miers fights, which fizzled too fast to count as real battles.
Opinion 'Next Attack' Charges Bush with Failure Fresh Air November 1, 2005 • Writers Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon are the co-authors of The Next Attack: The Failure Of The War On Terror and a Strategy For Getting it Right. The book criticizes the Bush administration's responses to the terror attacks of Sept 11, 2001.
Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress Political Donations Prompt Removal of DeLay Judge November 1, 2005 • The judge in the conspiracy case of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is removed because of his donations to Democratic candidates and causes. District Judge Bob Perkins' political donations called his impartiality into question.
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Democratic Senators Demand Answers on Libby November 1, 2005 • Democrats force the majority Republicans into a closed-door Senate session. Democrats are demanding answers about intelligence that led to the Iraq war and more information about the indictment of I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Cheney's chief of staff and a leading advocate of the war.
Law Bush Taps Alito for Supreme Court Vacancy October 31, 2005 • President Bush nominates New Jersey's Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. The conservative federal judge would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate.
Politics Samuel Alito: Another Nominee, Another Fight October 31, 2005 • The nomination of Samuel Alito, a proven conservative with a track record of opposing abortion, will help President Bush regain some of the political capital he lost amid the failed Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers. But he will almost surely have to spend some of it pushing Alito's nomination through the Senate.
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Libby Indicted in CIA Leak Case, Resigns October 28, 2005 • I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, resigns after he is indicted on five counts for obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak case. Karl Rove, President Bush's top adviser, remains under investigation.
Locating the Source of the Plame Leak Libby Indictments First in Two-Year Investigation October 28, 2005 • A grand jury indicts White House official I. Lewis Libby on five felony counts after a two-year investigation. If convicted, he could face 30 years in prison. Libby is accused of lying to the grand jury about whether he revealed the identity of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame to the media.