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Texas attorney general threatens to arrest international election monitors
The Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott, has threatened to arrest international election monitors invited by liberal groups to observe the conduct of next month’s presidential vote in states accused of attempting to disenfranchise minorities. Abbott has written to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe warning that its monitors…
Google accused of withholding evidence from Texas antitrust probe
Texas attorney general says that search giant is wrongly classifying email conversations between non-lawyers as being covered by lawyer-client privilege. The Texas attorney general is accusing Google of improperly withholding evidence to stymie an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of web search. The allegations surfaced…
Gingrich: Congress has the power to call federal judges to account
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich believes that Congress has the power to call federal judges to account and that the Constitutional separation of powers does not guarantee judicial independence. During an appearance Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation, Gingrich was asked by host Bob Schieffer about his recent…
Palin: Obama most ‘pro-abortion’ president
Sarah Palin attacked President Barack Obama on Wednesday for his support of abortion rights and for the federal health care overhaul as the former Alaska governor appeared in Texas with another tea party favorte, Gov. Rick Perry. Palin described Obama as “the most pro-abortion president to occupy the White House”…
BP hires Cheney spokeswoman to lead PR effort
As if the water wasn’t deep — or oily — enough around British Petroleum’s public relations, the company has hired a former spokeswoman for Vice President Dick Cheney to be its public face for the disaster. Anne Womack Kolton, former head of public affairs at the Department of Energy and…
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