AG Gonzales: Bush Blocked Probe Into Eavesdropping

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    Originally Posted By ecdc

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    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that monitors Americans' international calls and e-mails when terrorism is suspected.
     
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    Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

    It's what you do when you know you're playing fast and loose with the Constitution. What is particularly entertaining is the AG acknowledging this in public.
     
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    Originally Posted By Beaumandy

    Getting yourself all exciteed again as the " real " enemy Bush tries to take supreme power of the universe?

    Hillarious. We should just let the terrorists kill us especially if that means Bush looks bad and we can pretend he is violating the constitution. The paranoia is also hillarious.
     
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    Originally Posted By barboy

    There should be nothing surprising about a president protecting both himself and more importantly what he believes is a sound and necessary program. Naturally one will protect and defend one's own interests ---this "story" is very useless.
     
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    Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

    "hillarious."

    Revealing his Freudian obsession with anyone named "Hillary", which is "hilarious".
     
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    Originally Posted By Beaumandy

    You caught that huh? If you guys want to waste your time worrying about Bush and some power grab that's fine with all of us. Bush is leaving in 2 years, so I guess he is trying to gain all this power to give to Hillary? Hillarious Hillary.
     

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