According to a new Gallup poll, 71 percent of Americans support some kind of an investigation of Bush administration officials for politicizing the justice system. Another 63 percent support an investigation for warrantless wiretaps, and 64 percent support an investigation for torture. That’s according to the USA Today/Gallup poll taken Jan. 30-Feb. 1. A total…
Daily Archives: February 13, 2009
Conyers Subpoenas Rove, Again
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers is not giving up on forcing former Bush political adviser Karl Rove to appear before the committee and testify under oath. He has sent another letter to Rove’s attorney, Robert Luskin, with an enclosed subpoena for Rove to appear before the committee on Feb. 23. You can read…
The Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Friday
Glynn Wilson A red-shouldered hawk [buteo lineatus] learning to fly and hunt The 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins Friday, Feb. 13. Tens of thousands of amateur birders will help experts collect data for science — and have fun too. Sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, the Great…
