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Democrats Send Out First Round of Subpoenas

By: Scoop Link
Published: Mon 5 Mar 2007 08:06 PM
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Democrats Send Out First Round of Subpoenas
By Susan Crabtree
The Hill
Thursday 01 March 2007
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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030207A.shtml
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030107/subpoenas.html
A House Judiciary subcommittee approved today the first in what is expected to be an avalanche of subpoenas to Bush administration officials. They will likely explore corruption and mismanagement allegations on everything from pre-war Iraq intelligence to the mishandling of the response to Hurricane Katrina.
The first round of subpoenas concern the recent controversial firings by the Bush administration of seven U.S. attorneys, some of whom were pursuing public corruption cases against Republican members of Congress.
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http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030107/subpoenas.html
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