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New Cut from Jackson Browne CD “Just Say Yeah”

Posted on September 24, 2008 by murrayw
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Sarah Palin’s Troopergate Vs. Bill Clinton’s Troopergate

Posted on September 24, 2008 by murrayw

Dahlia Lithwack at Slate has this hilarious comparison of Sarah Palin’s Troopergate and Bll Clinton’s Toopergate. For me the so-called latest Troopergate scandal, saga, or whatever one might consider it, just brings back post-traumatic stress memories of covering the first … Continue reading →

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Running On Empty

Posted on August 14, 2008 by murrayw

From my buddy Sam Stein: Singer, songwriter, liberal activist and now John McCain scourge Jackson Browne filed a lawsuit today against the presumptive GOP nominee and the Republican Party for failing to obtain a license to use one of his … Continue reading →

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The Dog Days of Summer and Executive Privilege

Posted on August 7, 2008 by murrayw

Late last week, a Federal District Court Judge had scathing words for the Bush administration for claiming executive privilege for refusing to allow former senior White House aides to testify before Congress about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. Judge … Continue reading →

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Special prosecutor a possibility as U.S. attorney and DOJ politicization probes reach into the White House?

Posted on August 7, 2008 by murrayw

I have two new stories on the Huffington Post– one this evening and one from yesterday– about the various investigations being conducted within the Department of Justice of the firings of nine U.S. attorneys and the politicization of the Department. … Continue reading →

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Baseball: The Red Sox unloading Manny Ramirez?

Posted on July 30, 2008 by murrayw

Manny Ramirez going to the Florida Marlins?; if the trade is made the Red Sox will get Jason Bay. If he replaces Ramirez, Bay will bring speed, defense, a better than average arm, and youth (he’s 29) to the Sox. … Continue reading →

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President Bush asserts executive privilege rather than turn over Cheney’s FBI interview regarding Valerie Plame

Posted on July 16, 2008 by murrayw

President Bush today asserted executive privilege rather than turn over to Congress the FBI interview of Vice President Cheney as to what he knew about the leaking by his Cheney’s own chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby and other … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Spc. Nicholas Peters and the other Kelly Park boys

Posted on July 3, 2008 by murrayw

Somerville, Mass, June 28, 2008– The rules are simple enough for the kids playing in the stickball tournament this morning in Kelly Park: There are to be three people to a team. There are four innings per game. Two outs … Continue reading →

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DOJ Official Who Took the Fifth Fired

Posted on June 25, 2008 by murrayw

Last week, when the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform held a hearing into the politicization of the Department of Justice’s quarter of a billion dollar grant program, one DOJ official, Michelle DeKonty, refused to testify, citing her Fifth … Continue reading →

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The Price of Political Favoritism and Cronyism: Lost Lives and Teenage Suicides

Posted on June 18, 2008 by murrayw

In the broader scheme of things, the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is a fairly obscure agency. By law its core missions are to decrease the disproportional numbers of minority children incarcerated, prevent teenage delinquency, … Continue reading →

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