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L. Coyote

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16. Has Ted Stevens weighted in yet? DOJ gave Stevens a get-out-of-jail card, but
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 11:03 AM
Mar 2012

Obama saw fit to retain the corrupt Bush USA who railroaded Don. Go figure.

DOJ could end this overnight.

WOW! Rec'd! Progress! And I love you, Hissyspit!! nt babylonsister Mar 2012 #1
Hot damn. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #2
((( Great news! ))) Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #3
I hope something good comes from this. asjr Mar 2012 #4
I'm confused though wial Mar 2012 #5
I Agree I 2 am Confused MACARD Mar 2012 #9
You are confused because you don't know all the facts. pnwmom Mar 2012 #12
Exactly, dotymed Mar 2012 #14
No, it was a fund to promote a statewide referendum on a state lottery. trof Mar 2012 #15
So what? You're splitting hairs. The money was intended to help education, pnwmom Mar 2012 #23
no kidding! mimitabby Mar 2012 #22
This isn't a double standard. The fact is pnwmom Mar 2012 #11
"Should that really be a crime?" Maybe. cstanleytech Mar 2012 #13
Transparency in campaign donations would solve that problem. n/t pnwmom Mar 2012 #24
Fantastic news! coffeenap Mar 2012 #6
K&R. nt OnyxCollie Mar 2012 #7
He has been waiting so damned long for justice. Surely hope this will help. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #8
But..but...he is a Democrat. The SCOTUS only protects the rights McCamy Taylor Mar 2012 #10
Has Ted Stevens weighted in yet? DOJ gave Stevens a get-out-of-jail card, but L. Coyote Mar 2012 #16
+1 avaistheone1 Mar 2012 #17
THAT is the part that twists the knife in my back. bvar22 Mar 2012 #18
Exactly. girl gone mad Mar 2012 #20
It's all about realpolitik. Siegelman is less wrong than nearly all, but still wrong saras Mar 2012 #19
Why was he wrong? He merely reappointed someone who had been appointed by pnwmom Mar 2012 #25
My point was that he was no wronger than anyone else playing that game, and probably less saras Mar 2012 #26
He shouldn't be in prison now simply for being part of the system, pnwmom Mar 2012 #27
Thank you MR. Doyle for signing this friend of the court brief for Mr. Siegelman.... midnight Mar 2012 #21
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