Thursday, August 22, 2002

Secret Court Rebuffs Ashcroft Justice Dept. Rebuked on Misinformation Washington Post, 8/23/02 Pg A01: The secretive federal court that approves spying on terror suspects in the United States has refused to give the Justice Department broad new powers, saying the government had misused the law and misled the court dozens of times, according to an extraordinary legal ruling released yesterday.... The opinion itself -- and the court's unprecedented decision to release it -- suggest that relations between the court and officials at the Justice Department and the FBI have frayed badly. 9:39:42 PM    comment []  trackback []

House Whip DeLay Calls Republican Critics 'Apologists' Washington Post, 8/21/02, p A13: House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) will issue a muscular defense Wednesday of President Bush's proposal to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, criticizing prominent Republicans who have counseled restraint. Wow! Now even Dick Armey's an 'apologist'?!? 9:46:16 AM    comment []  trackback []