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Abramoff's Cooperation Brings Call for Leniency

28 Aug 2008 // Since his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has spent more than 3,000 hours helping more than 100 law enforcement agents in an ongoing federal corruption probe that has implicated "scores of other persons not yet charged," lawyers said in court filings yesterday.

CREW FILES MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN CREW V. DOJ

28 Aug 2008 // Today CREW filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in CREW v. Dep't of Justice, a FOIA lawsuit seeking copies of the FBI's interview of Vice President Cheney in connection with Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert identity. More»

CREW FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST VA FOR PTSD DOCUMENTS

28 Aug 2008 // CREW has filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), based on the VA's failure to respond to CREW's Freedom of Information Act request for documents related to the VA's diagnosis and treatment of veterans with PTSD. More»

CREW SUES DOJ FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE RECORDS OF V.P.'S INTERVIEW IN PLAME LEAK INVESTIGATION

25 Aug 2008 // On August 25, 2008, CREW sued the Department of Justice for failing to provide records of Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's interview with Vice President Richard Cheney stemming from the investigation into the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert identity as a CIA officer.

CREW APPLAUDS FEC DECISION ON LIMITING USE OF SEN. VITTER’S CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR LEGAL FEES

21 Aug 2008 // Washington, DC - CREW applauds the FEC’s decision today to reject Sen. David Vitter’s (R-LA) request to use campaign funds to pay for legal fees he incurred in quashing a subpoena to testify in the trial of the so-called D.C. Madam, Deborah Jean Palfrey. More»

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Abramoff may get out of jail early -- on recommendation of U.S. Department of Justice // 28 August 2008 - 9:54am
Ted Stevens wins primary; Don Young's race too close to call // 27 August 2008 - 9:23am
Stevens' lawyer claim "an obvious attempt to smear the senator's character" // 26 August 2008 - 9:22am
As party conventions get underway, loopholes in ethics law provide openings for lobbyists // 25 August 2008 - 10:11am
Living Word Christian Center is undergoing IRS audit -- CREW has filed two IRS complaints against that church // 22 August 2008 - 12:06pm
FEC vote should mean campaign funds can't pay all Vitter's legal fees tied to D.C. Madam case // 22 August 2008 - 9:43am
Bush Administration missing 225 days of email and "continues to drag its feet" to prevent access // 21 August 2008 - 4:51pm
FEC Staff: VItter shouldn't be allowed to use campaign funds to pay legal fees from D.C. Madam case // 21 August 2008 - 8:23am