The vast mainstream media coverage and outrage over the Bush White House losing millions of emails implies that it’s an unprecedented Oval Office occurrence instead of an old rerun of the Clinton Administration, which “lost” its fair share of electronic mail. The president, vice president and other White House officials are supposed to preserve any

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Arson-related charges against a Texas Supreme Court Justice will be dropped, even though a grand jury indicted him, because the prosecutor handling the case is a friend and political ally of the indicted judge. Outraged members of the grand jury say politics have clearly trumped justice. The day after the panel indicted the politically connected

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The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board has dismissed an ethics complaint filed against a state court judge for publicly stating that local authorities need more power to deal with illegal immigrants. The Superior Court judge, Correale Stevens, also said that county judges should be given deportation authority. Judge Stevens made the comments during a September 2007

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The Louisiana congressman charged with taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes has asked a judge to suppress incriminating testimony he made to the FBI because he was not advised by agents of his right to remain silent and right to speak with an attorney. The federal agents did not advise Democrat Representative William

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A Texas town that refused to let federal workers access its land to build a congressionally approved fence along the U.S.-Mexico border was ordered by a judge to temporarily turn over the property so the Department of Homeland Security can finally begin the project. It marks the first defeat for a coalition of border town

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Fearful of legal action from groups like Judicial Watch, lawmakers in different parts of the country have abruptly rescinded support for measures that would have benefited illegal immigrants and violated laws in the process. This week Maryland’s governor withdrew his costly plan to issue separate driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants and legal residents while, across

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A former United States congressman and delegate to the United Nations has been indicted by a grand jury for operating a terrorist fundraising ring that sent money to Islamic extremists who threatened American troops in the Middle East. Michigan Republican Mark Siljander has been charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice for lying

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Defending a disgraced senator’s scandalous airport bathroom escapade, a notoriously liberal civil rights group has filed a court motion arguing that people who have sex in public bathrooms have an expectation of privacy. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has presented the absurd argument on behalf of Idaho Senator Larry Craig, who was busted last

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Claiming to be the victim of a racist legislature, the president of the nation’s largest public higher educational system has stepped down after state lawmakers blocked confirmation of her gubernatorial appointment because she favors tuition breaks for illegal immigrants. The president of the California Community Colleges board was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to head

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The Republican Congressman appointed by Mississippi’s governor to replace retiring Senator Trent Lott obtained millions of dollars in federal earmark money for a company whose executives donated large sums to his campaign. Sworn into the U.S. Senate just a few weeks ago, Roger Wicker was relatively well-known as a big spender and earmark lover during

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