Scoop Link: Senate Panel Reacts to Attorney Firing

Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 9:03 am
Article: Scoop Link

SCOOP LINK:

Senate Panel Reacts to Attorney Firings

See Full Story…
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020807S.shtml
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_go_co/senate_us_attorneys

Washington - A Senate panel advanced a bill Thursday to curb the Justice Department's power to replace federal prosecutors indefinitely, after seven forced resignations sparked accusations of political favoritism.

The Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to send the measure to the Senate floor.

"I'm going to do everything I can to get it to the floor next week," said Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

… snip …

See Full Story…
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020807S.shtml
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_go_co/senate_us_attorneys

ENDS

© Scoop Media

Scoop

Scoop Independent News

Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for the quality of its analysis of issues.

Contact Scoop

• Editorial - editor@scoop.co.nz
• Twitter - @ScoopNZ
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Services - services@scoop.co.nz
• Phone - 04 910 1844