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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Too big to fail, too big to jail

Posted by Amy Goodman on Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:58 PM

Karl Rove recently described George W. Bush as a book lover, writing, "There is a myth perpetuated by Bush critics that he would rather burn a book than read one." There will be many histories written about the Bush administration. What will they use for source material? The Bush White House was sued for losing e-mails, and for skirting laws intended to protect public records. A federal judge ordered White House computers scoured for e-mails just days before Bush left office. Three hundred million e-mails reportedly went to the National Archives, but 23 million e-mails remain "lost." Vice President Dick Cheney left office in a wheelchair due to a back injury suffered when moving boxes out of his office. He has not only hobbled a nation in his attempt to sequester information -- he hobbled himself. Cheney also won court approval to decide which of his records remain private. Read more.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Too big to fail, too big to jail

Posted by Amy Goodman on Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:58 PM

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