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Fannie and Freddie: Let’s Try The Honor System
Understanding Government —
Authority: 139
Well at least the government -subsidized mortgage industry is efficacious and legally astute in one respect. The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim has this investigative report on Fannie Me and Freddie Mac getting rid of its own inspector general : There is no independent auditor overseeing the federal agency ...2 days ago -
Can We Stop Giving Carrie Prejean Airtime?
Best Celebrity Scoop —
Authority: 148
Even conservatives that want to get behind Carrie Prejean for her one time stand at the Miss USA Pageant have had enough of Carrie Prejean’s antics and attempts to create celebrity for herself. Here is some quick background. She’s making the rounds on TV talk shows in response to her news worthy event surrounding ...3 days ago -
NYT Slams Federal Appeals Court for Rendition Decision
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
Praising an Italian court’s recent ruling that CIA agents broke the law in an extraordinary rendition case, The New York Times today highlights a growing phenomenon that hasn’t received sufficient attention: European courts appear more willing than their American counterparts to enforce the laws protecting basic ...4 days ago -
John Yoo asks that torture lawsuit be dismissed
Political Blotter —
Authority: 550
University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall Law School Professor John Yoo – widely recognized as an architect of Bush Administration policies on torture and detainee rights – has filed a brief asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to toss a lawsuit filed by a former prisoner.American citizen Jose Padilla ...5 days ago -
Declassified Docs Reveal Pentagon Ignored FBI’s Warnings on Abusive Interrogations
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
The Justice Department released more documents — or, at least, less-redacted documents — late Friday to the American Civil Liberties Union as part of the government’s obligation in a pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. These latest documents provide a glimpse of the early struggles between the FBI and ...1 week ago -
Learn How to Resolve Unsecured Credit Card Debt Issues
IENACE —
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You’ll understand that its reasonably easy to take care of your credit card debt if you actually focus and discipline yourself to stick to a solid plan and budget. US taxpayers are getting torn up the claws of a bear market and the deepest swallows of a recession. People are falling past due on their payments and ...1 week ago -
Grand Prairie Law Firm, MMA Gear, Reverse Craigslist Software
The Management Guidance Group —
Authority: 130
We serves individuals and businesses based out of our offices in Waxahachie, Texas, Grand Prairie Law Firm The Hale Law Firm work with clients throughout Dallas and Ellis County, including but not limited to: Ovilla, Waxahachie, Midlothian, Red Oak, Glenn Heights, Ferris, Ennis, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, ...1 week ago -
Former OLC Director Not Opposed to Criminal Investigation of OLC Lawyers
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
Former Acting Assistant Attorney General Daniel Levin, who headed the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel under President George W. Bush after the departure of Jack Goldsmith, said this morning that “I personally am not opposed to criminal investigation of my conduct and others during the period in ...1 week ago -
PurchasingProperty in Spain: the Legal System Explained
Horse Hubs —
Authority: 129
Once youve chosen your ideal property and found a Spanish mortgage how do you go about completing the purchase? Buying property in Spain is highly regulated. The best thing you can do to protect yourself and your money is to hire an English-speaking lawyer or legal counsel to help you during the purchase and ...2 weeks ago -
Obama DOJ shovels out more grist for foreign prosecutions of Bush officials
Stupidica —
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Saturday, October 31, 2009 Obama DOJ shovels out more grist for foreign prosecutions of Bush officials [Andy McCarthy] Well, the hyper-"transparent" Obama administration wont share any of its internal deliberations on matters about which there is no good reason to keep the public in the dark e.g., its ...2 weeks ago -
The Pressure’s on Reid to Call Vote on Dawn Johnsen
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
The Hill reports today that liberal groups are stepping up their pressure on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to call a vote on Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s pick to head the Office of Legal Counsel. As I reported earlier this week , Republicans have stalled Johnsen’s nomination with their ...2 weeks ago -
ACLU Works to Kill Family Rights in Illinois
Free Christian Press —
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Chicago-Based Thomas More Society Intervenes to Defend Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act Contact: Peter Breen, Executive Director & Legal Counsel, Thomas More Society, 312-782-1680; Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net CHICAGO, Oct. 29 /Christian Newswire/ — Today, the Thomas ...2 weeks ago -
Tell the Senate, GOP – Stop Stalling on Dawn Johnsen OLC Confirmation
Past in Print Weblog —
Authority: 103
Cross posted at Care2.com ’s Political Causes Blog Dawn Johnsen, Barack Obama’s nominee to head his administration’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), is potentially the most qualified candidate ever selected for the position. Nominated February 11 and approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee March 19, ...2 weeks ago -
New California Law Provides Free Counsel in Some Civil Matters
JD Journal —
Authority: 140
Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill today that guarantees legal counsel to indigent respondents in some civil matters, such as foreclosures and child custody cases. The law applies to anyone whose income places them below 200% of the poverty level. Reaction to the new law has been mixed. Advocates for the bill ...2 weeks ago -
A ‘New Republican Obstructionism’ in the Senate
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
A “new form of obstructionism” by Republicans in the Senate is delaying confirmation of Obama’s nominees for federal judgeships, writes Doug Kendall, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center , in Slate today. With only three of 22 judicial nominees confirmed so far, it “seems clear that Senate ...2 weeks ago -
Johnsen Opposition Mum on Possible Filibuster
The Washington Independent —
Authority: 774
Dawn Johnsen (Indiana University photo) When the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel in February, one of her harshest questioners was Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican from Pennsylvania facing a likely challenge ...2 weeks ago -
Posts about United Nations Corruption as of October 24, 2009
Saving Gas —
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Anadarko; Indonesian National Legal Counsel - obsesi.com 10/24/2009 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world, and we are now an active investor in Indonesia s oil and gas Industry. With an operated and non operated offshore ...3 weeks ago -
Paralegal Degree - The Cream of the Crop
The Management Guidance Group —
Authority: 130
Clearly, the American Bar Association (ABA) has played a huge direct role in the development of the paralegal profession over its short history but it’s also played a cursory role, because most of the major paralegal professional organizations, in the land of opportunity, had their roots in the ABA. One influential ...3 weeks ago -
Specter Reconsidering His Position on OLC Nominee Dawn Johnsen
The Washington Independent Blog —
Authority: 155
Earlier this year when Arlen Specter was still a Republican, the Pennsylvania senator was among the harshest critics of Dawn Johnsen, the Indiana University law professor who is President Obama’s pick to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. The OLC is the office that housed such Bush-era ...3 weeks ago -
Learn tiki carving at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
World Zoo Today —
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–Kelly Burgess – LA Times Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is holding a tiki-carving class this Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Master carver Jim DePompei will teach carving techniques and tool care while students work on their own palm wood tiki. Attendees will also learn about the cultural history and significance of the ...3 weeks ago
