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Days after it got a federal bailout, American International Group Inc. spent $440,000 on a posh California retreat for its executives, complete with spa treatments, banquets and golf outings, according to lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown.
Text of letter sent Wednesday to Attorney General Michael Mukasey by Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and by Rep. Tom Davis, the ranking Republican on the committee:
Roger Clemens declined to say whether he was aware Congress had asked the Justice Department to investigate whether he lied in sworn testimony about steroid use. A letter drafted by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Henry Waxman and ranking Republican Tom Davis was sent to Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday.
A glance at days for which e-mail may have gone missing from the White House. The dates were noted in a letter from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to White House Counsel Fred Fielding.
A lawyer for Roger Clemens' accuser was told by a congressional committee staff member that his client was unlikely to be granted immunity for his deposition and testimony.
EPA Official Reports White House MeddlingA top official at the US Environmental Protection Agency confirmed that the agency denied strong carbon emissions limits proposed by California after the White House intervened, it emerged today.
An Uncertain Fate for the Whistleblowers Who Took on State Department's Inspector GeneralThe Blackwater investigation has fueled controversy about military contractors' abuses in Iraq. But it has also raised questions about where government whistleblowers can turn for protection.
House votes to boost watchdogs' power: White House threatens vetoGovernment watchdogs would gain more autonomy and protection from political retribution under legislation the House passed Wednesday. The White House threatened a veto, saying the measure infringes on presidential authority over inspectors general.
Impeachment Has to Be On the Table: Kucinich"I don't think that it's wise for the House and the Congress, for co-equal branches of government, to essentially give the President carte blanche in his decision making by saying no matter what you do, impeachment is off the table.
GSA Chief Is Accused of Playing Politics & Using Federal Contracts to Help GOPWitnesses have told congressional investigators that the chief of the General Services Administration and a deputy in Karl Rove's political affairs office at the White House joined in a videoconference earlier this year with top GSA political appointees, who discussed ways to he …
American Thinker: Serious Questions for Henry Waxman's Show Trial..TRUTH..You cant handle the truth !!
Nader has withered; Gore has grownRalph Nader comes across as "a thoughtless man who believes only in himself." Nader is on the road to hawk his new book, "The Seventeen Traditions," billed as "Nader's most personal writing to date." He has taken time out, typically, to trash Sen.
Dems prepare slew of oversight hearingsWASHINGTON (AP) — In this new era of divided government, the congressional hearing room is where the executive and legislative branches will clash. Over the next few weeks, Senate Democrats plan to hold at least 11 hearings just on Iraq.
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