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Unfortunately I believe that we are limited in what we can focus on. I think that if we proceed with the partisan sideshow of prosecuting Bush admin. officials, healthcare will get lost in the brouhaha.
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Ruling Could Impede Probes of Congressmen
The Post's Susan Schmidt writes that the Justice Department fears that a little-noticed aspect of a recent appellate court decision could sharply limit investigations of members of Congress and hamper ongoing corruption probes. There are several congressmen under investigation in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and law enforcement officials say that some of the tools used by agents in those probes -- wiretapping, interviews with Hill staffers -- could be called into question.
By The Editors |
November 21, 2007; 9:31 AM ET
Abramoff Scandal
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