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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-05-07 02:19 PM
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32. Do I read and understand correctly that the US Attorney General
is not responsible/answerable to Congress? Someone help me out here with history, law and precedent, please.

Several earlier attempts to receive information failed. In September and October 2006, Holt formally requesting that the FBI brief Congress on the investigation. He was denied.

In December, a bipartisan group of 32 House and Senate members called on Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to direct that the FBI brief Congress on the investigation. That request was also denied.
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  -Rep.Holt (D-Princeton) wants hearings on FBI anthrax investigation IChing  Mar-04-07 03:26 PM   #0 
  - YAY!  Joanne98   Mar-04-07 03:29 PM   #1 
  - The anthrax story is IMO the biggest cover-up ever.  Beelzebud   Mar-04-07 03:29 PM   #2 
  - It's worse than that it targetted the two Dems most capable of stopping the Patriot Act!  calipendence   Mar-04-07 03:48 PM   #8 
  - Also Chair of the Senate Judicial Committee Leahy (D) n/t  Norquist Nemesis   Mar-05-07 11:48 AM   #28 
  - That was inside job anyone can see that just look who it targeted. NT  blueinindiana   Mar-04-07 03:29 PM   #3 
  - Now that what I'm talking about!  Cass   Mar-04-07 03:32 PM   #4 
  - The fix was in on this  TOJ   Mar-04-07 03:39 PM   #5 
  - It won't happen - investigating the Anthrax attacks could lead to re-investigating 9/11  Ezlivin   Mar-04-07 03:39 PM   #6 
  - re-investingating 9/11  3waygeek   Mar-04-07 06:07 PM   #15 
  - Executive Branch investigates itself.  SimpleTrend   Mar-04-07 03:39 PM   #7 
  - Removed from LBN even though it clearly states it is from today's paper  IChing   Mar-04-07 04:06 PM   #9 
  - You're wrong.  Fenris   Mar-04-07 04:24 PM   #13 
  - Oh my. Is this too good to be true? Accountability?  Gregorian   Mar-04-07 04:13 PM   #10 
  - Wow. Just having someone call it the biggest biological attack in the  The Backlash Cometh   Mar-04-07 04:19 PM   #11 
  - Good, it's about fucking time. - n/t  porphyrian   Mar-04-07 04:24 PM   #12 
  - more:  troubleinwinter   Mar-04-07 06:05 PM   #14 
  - RWers I personally know cringe in horror when I mention the anthrax attacks.  BleedingHeartPatriot   Mar-04-07 06:16 PM   #16 
  - Good for Holt! It's about time and it's taking the Democrats to do it!  autorank   Mar-04-07 09:06 PM   #17 
  - And this drags it out of the memory hole that  IChing   Mar-04-07 09:12 PM   #19 
     - Raising consciousness...  autorank   Mar-04-07 10:26 PM   #20 
  - K&R hope this happens.  Pooka Fey   Mar-04-07 09:07 PM   #18 
  - kick!  wildbilln864   Mar-04-07 10:33 PM   #21 
  - No successful terrorist attacks since 9/11 my ass!  mhatrw   Mar-04-07 11:37 PM   #22 
  - K & R!  Flarney   Mar-05-07 09:46 AM   #23 
  - About time!  Sentinel Chicken   Mar-05-07 09:58 AM   #24 
  - The first target was the National Enquirer, who printed embarrassing stories about the Bushes  yardwork   Mar-05-07 10:10 AM   #25 
  - You are correct, sir. The first round of anthrax attacks all went to  mistertrickster   Mar-05-07 02:12 PM   #31 
  - kick!  wildbilln864   Mar-05-07 11:27 AM   #26 
  - This has always been The Big One for me.  FredStembottom   Mar-05-07 11:46 AM   #27 
  - No kidding. There's only 6 people in the US who could have done  mistertrickster   Mar-05-07 01:25 PM   #29 
  - kick!  wildbilln864   Mar-05-07 01:41 PM   #30 
  - Do I read and understand correctly that the US Attorney General  Cerridwen   Mar-05-07 02:19 PM   #32 
  - Let's hope something actually comes of this  pberq   Mar-05-07 03:42 PM   #33 
  - kick!  wildbilln864   Mar-05-07 05:17 PM   #34 
  - kick for Tuesday  yardwork   Mar-06-07 10:02 AM   #35 
 

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