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Big News on Capitol Hill Yesterday: Sotomayor, Rove, and the Detainees

July 8, 2009

     The confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor will kick off next week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Karl Rove testified before the House Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on proposed amendments to the Military Commissions Act. 

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Rove, Miers to Testify – Reach Agreement on Executive Privilege

March 5, 2009

     News reports indicate that all parties – former President Bush, the Obama administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the witnesses themselves – have reached an agreement under which Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will give testimony to the Committee regarding the U.S. Attorney scandal.  The key sticking point had been "executive privilege."  The Committee [...]

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Congressional Subpoenas and Contempt of Congress

July 31, 2008

     This morning a federal district court judge ordered Harriet Miers to respond to a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee and to respond to questions posed by the Committee.  Yesterday the House Judicary Committee voted to hold Karl Rove in contempt for failing to appear to testify before the Committee.  These devopments raise a number [...]

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