CBS’s “60 Minutes” is gathering information in Alabama about the case of incarcerated former Gov. Don Siegelman. Siegelman’s prosecution was opposed by DoJ prosecutors and was reportedly interfered with by Bush administration political operatives.
War profiteers...
Democracynow.org: U.S. Contracts in Iraq & Afghanistan Double to $20 Billion
A new report from the Center for Public Integrity has found U.S. government contracts for work in Iraq and Afghanistan has more than doubled since 2004. Last year the U.S. government awarded $25 billion in contracts. Almost half of the money went to KBR, the global engineering and construction firm. Up until April, KBR was a subsidiary of Halliburton, Vice President Dick Cheney's former company. The total dollar value of KBR's contracts was nearly nine times greater than those awarded to DynCorp, the second largest contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan. $20 billion in contracts also went to unidentified foreign companies whose identities have been impossible to determine.
Rep. Doolittle retiring?From the CREW:
I reported last week that former state Sen. Rico Oller of Calaveras County was standing with embattled U.S. Rep. John Doolittle, R-Roseville, at a GOP event. I also mentioned in that piece that Rico (who lost a nasty Republican primary contest to now-Rep. Dan Lungren in 2004) was being talked about as a possible successor to Doolittle, but that Oller wouldn't jump in without Doolittle's blessing.
That appears likely to happen soon. I am hearing from my Sacramento Valley friends that John Doolittle is about to step down and will ultimately endorse Rico Oller, who apparently owns lots of property in Doolittle's 4th District. Oller would still have to get past Assemblyman Ted Gaines of Roseville and Eric Egland of Rocklin. Rico is definitely conservative, and if he has the blessing of the NorCal GOP machine that Doolittle has created, he should immediately become the favorite in that primary.
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SPB you had the news all along while others are just catching up on this news. The set up is coming to light and more will come out as who the major players were. Look for more GOP criminal Law Makers to start retire as their secrets come out.
OK, so when are we going to replace the CIA with the staff from 60 Minutes?
"OK, so when are we going to replace the CIA with the staff from 60 Minutes?"
I know.. That's sad, huh? Our CIA is seriously messed up.
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