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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the Justice Department on Thursday to open a grand jury investigation into whether Josh Bolten, the White House chief of staff, and Harriet Miers, President Bush's former counsel, should be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.

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    not2needy
    not2needy
    Feb. 28, 2008, 5:14 p.m.

    FTA:

    The Democratic-controlled House voted two weeks ago to hold Bolten and Miers in contempt for failing to cooperate with committee investigations.

    "There is no authority by which persons may wholly ignore a subpoena and fail to appear as directed because a president unilaterally instructs them to do so," Pelosi wrote Attorney General Michael Mukasey. She noted that Congress subpoenaed Miers to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating the firings.

    Maybe someone should have told Bush this when he instructed them not to appear for questioning!

    I wonder if exec priv is going to get them out of it again!

    Probably.

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      not2needy
      not2needy
      Feb. 28, 2008, 5:16 p.m.

      Also FTA:

      At the time, the Bush administration was no less harsh, saying the information sought by the House was off-limits under executive privilege and that Bolten and Miers were immune from prosecution. The White House said the department would not ask the U.S. attorney to pursue the House contempt charges.

      How can the information be "off limits"? Bush is amazing, he never stops.

      Is that how the emails got erased? Off limits, due to exec priv! EGAD!

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      engineer
      engineer
      Feb. 28, 2008, 5:24 p.m.

      It's about time!!!

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      IcCaRus
      IcCaRus
      Feb. 28, 2008, 6:41 p.m.

      Bush and Cheney are criminals who should be impeached, then jailed!

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      JohnQPublic
      JohnQPublic
      Feb. 28, 2008, 7:11 p.m.

      Hooray! Pelosi is finally showing that she has some balls - Maybe the threat to her seat posed by Cindy Sheehan has something to do with it!

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      texangelwings
      texangelwings
      Feb. 28, 2008, 7:43 p.m.

      It is about time Nancy starts doing her job! Maybe she wants to keep her job the next time around with elections!

      Thanks not2needy!

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      AntiNeoCon
      AntiNeoCon
      Feb. 28, 2008, 9 p.m.

      Yep tex, n2n and I will be replacing her. ;0/

      I will be smiling as the Bush train leaves town in 09.

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      ML2007
      ML2007
      Feb. 28, 2008, 9:37 p.m.

      Whoa, hold up here before we get too excited about this "great" Polosi move. Let us consider the facts:

      1) "She gave Attorney General Michael Mukasey one week to respond and said refusal to take the matter to a grand jury will result in the House's filing a civil lawsuit against the Bush administration."- Wow, a civil law suit, and Bush is shaking in his boots. LOL Do you think they will take all Bush's money or just tie up the AG's time defending the man?

      2) "Surely, your department would not tolerate that type of action if the witness were subpoenaed to a federal grand jury," Pelosi wrote. - She wrote! Powerful stuff. Surely Mr. Fox, I appeal to your better side that it is just darn right unfair that the hens your group is seeking can't defend themselves, so as leader of the group, would you not tolerate that action?

      WEAK, WEAK, WEAK! Do you think, after taking impeachment off the table, the Bush Administration has any respect for this lady?

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      donald51
      donald51
      March 1, 2008, 4:30 p.m.

      Only a Repug led Congress has tried to impeach in the past with Johnson and Clinton. Maybe she doesn't want to stoop as low as Repugs have in the past!

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        ETproductions
        ETproductions
        Feb. 29, 2008, 12:15 a.m.

        This was such a glaring case of contempt of Congress that it absolutely HAD to be pursued. To let this slide would be to openly declare that law only applies to little people.

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        Spadecaller
        Spadecaller
        Feb. 29, 2008, 6:17 a.m.

        Pelosi: a day late and a dollar short.

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          lestparker
          lestparker
          Feb. 29, 2008, 11:09 a.m.

          more waste of time and resources.. turn the whole lot out in 08

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          Hobe
          Hobe
          Feb. 29, 2008, 2:34 p.m.

          This is a Do-Nothing Congress..

          What a waste of Tax-Dollars....

          What a Disgrace....

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          HMMace
          HMMace
          Feb. 29, 2008, 3:16 p.m.

          I want pelosi investigated for failing to fire jefferson after he got caiught by the FBI with marked bribe money ...

          I want T. Kennedy investigated for protecting known felons..namely --illegal alien scab laborers...

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          Tcaros
          Tcaros
          Feb. 29, 2008, 3:24 p.m.

          I applaud Speaker Pelosi and the Congress for standing up to the the fear tactics of this corrupt administration.

          The Bush administration is worse than Nixon; Bush's crimes are against the American people.

          Congress should continue to keep pressure on Bush and demand unpartial investigation into the crimes and complicity with the judicial branch.

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          Scrimshaw
          Scrimshaw
          Feb. 29, 2008, 3:57 p.m.

          This place is a real snake pit. Keep those negs. coming they give me a warm fuzzy feeling and I know they ****** you off.

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            Howtogo
            Howtogo
            Feb. 29, 2008, 4:36 p.m.

            Sounds fair to me. However she should also be investigated as well as every representative & senator.

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