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point squarely in the direction of Karl Rove and the US Attorneys scandal. The scandal involves the politicization of the US Attorney General's office and lead to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The Politico is calling it a victory for the blogosphere.

Siegelman is out and Rove should be taking his place. The blogosphere made this happen: Ben Smith's Blog: "Thanks to the persistence of progressive blogs and '60 Minutes,' a fascinating story now will be scrutinized everywhere. Wonder if any TV stations in Alabama will have, um, technical difficulties with this bulletin.

Larisa Alexandrovna: Siegelman out on appeal bond... The Birmingham News: UPDATE: Siegelman to be released from prison Friday Brad Blog: ALABAMA'S FORMER DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR FREED FROM PRISON PENDING APPEAL Ben Smith: A victory for the blogosphere Paul Kiel/TPM: House Panel to Seek Hearing with Jailed Alabama Ex-Gov The Garlic has highlighted this case a few times and here's some links to help you get the back story Larisa Alexandrovna has been all over what's going on in Alabama and

He's been in custody for some time, one of the reasons that Judge Fuller has dragged his feet on releasing the transcript, without which you can't even start filing an appeal. Also, the House Judiciary Committee is requesting his testimony

An appeals court ruled today that former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman will be released from prison pending appeal. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's a sick, sordid tale that leads right to Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzalez. Ben Smith had a good line: "Wonder if any TV stations in Alabama will have, um, technical difficulties with this bulletin." Oh, by the way something, Siegelman will be testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. Sleep well, KKKarl.

An appeals court ruled today that former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman will be released from prison pending appeal. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's a sick, sordid tale that leads right to Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzalez. Ben Smith had a good line: "Wonder if any TV stations in Alabama will have, um, technical difficulties with this bulletin." Oh, by the way something, Siegelman will be testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. Sleep well, KKKarl.

s release in a four- page order which states Siegelman had raised a “significant question” about his conviction. For those of you who don’t know Don Siegelman’s tragic and infuriating story, you can brush up here. The Politico is calling it a “victory for the blogosphere.” Check out the article for the full press release. Siegelman is going to testify before Congress on the matter soon. Hopefully they can get to the bottom of exactly what this man was put through.

believed in doing his job, he would be asking questions, too.) * Would the U.S. team up with Iran in Basra? Hmm. * Maybe, just maybe, the State Department can review how its employees and contractors access private files of high-profile Americans. * Bring on the Siegelman hearings. * Rebate checks are going to make the economy “stronger than ever before“? Somehow, I doubt that. * Good idea: “Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Wednesday called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey to explain the decision to eliminate the

the U.S. Marshals Service. She said Committee Chairman John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, wants to hear directly from Siegelman because lawmakers are having trouble getting information elsewhere, including from the Justice Department.Some are already wondering aloud whether this development will cause any more Alabama TV stations to experience technical difficulties.

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