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AUGUST 09 20081. Foot-Dragging to the Finish
2. Hold the frog-marching
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1. Foot-Dragging to the Finish
By Dan Froomkin of the Washington Post
....A federal judge last week sternly rebuked the White House for
asserting that its aides are immune from congressional oversight,
ordered a former and current staffer to comply with outstanding
congressional subpoenas, and strongly encouraged the White House
and Congress to reach some sort of compromise.
But Bush White House officials apparently aren't interested in
anything other than running out the clock. Can they postpone
potentially incriminating testimony until after the November election?
Can they make it all the way to Jan. 20?
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2. Hold the frog-marching
Opinion at the Los Angeles Times
...More than a year ago, two senators on the Judiciary Committee --
Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) -- offered a
way out of the impasse: Present and former White House aides could
appear before Congress and answer questions for the record, but
they wouldn't be placed under oath. On Friday, White House Counsel
Fred F. Fielding and Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, agreed to new negotiations on a
compromise. That would be the best outcome of Congress' lawsuit.
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