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JOHN ‘MINORITIES DIE FIRST’ TANNER RESIGNS AS DOJ VOTING CHIEF

Controversial Comments, First Reported by The BRAD BLOG, Lead to Re-Assignment at Office Which Oversees Claims of Discrimination in Immigrant Employment Practices

Civil Rights Division Staffers Reportedly 'Overjoyed', Though Suggest 'Incalcuable Damage' to Department 'Will Take a Very Long Time to Repair'...

VIDEO: ‘Bush League Justice’ Series Begins On MSNBC’s Abrams Report

Piece Includes Snippet Of BRAD BLOG's Infamous John Tanner Video...Without Attribution!

New York Times: DoJ Voting Chief, John ‘Minorities Die First’ Tanner, Should be Fired for ‘Offensive’ and ‘Bigoted’ Comments

Editorializes That DoJ Voting Rights Section Is Run By Ideologues Most Concerned With Disenfranchising Minorities...

VIDEO: John ‘Minorities Die First’ Tanner’s ‘Apology’ Makes ABC’s Nightline

COLUMNIST: 'Extremism in Defense of Liberty Really Means Keeping the Republican Party in Power'

EXCLUSIVE: DoJ Voting Rights Section Staffer Says John Tanner’s Sworn Testimony ‘Not Credible’

'He Lost No Time in Twisting the Truth,' Says 'Anonymous' Staffer in E-Mailed Rebuttal...

WaPo VIDEO: John Tanner is ‘One Sorry Man’

ADDITIONAL VIDEO SPANKINGS: Reps. Davis and Ellison's Q&As in Full...

LIVE-BLOGGED & VIDEO-TAPED: John Tanner Hearings in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights

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Voting Rights Chief Sends Apology for Offensive Comments Originally Exposed by The BRAD BLOG

Tanner to Meet Elderly Minority Congressman Conyers at Hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday Morning...

DNC Calls for ‘Immediate Firing’ of DoJ Voting Chief in Wake of ‘Outrageous Comments,’ ‘Outright Attack on Voting Rights’

Statement Issued in Advance of Tomorrow's U.S. House Judicary Hearings Featuring Testimony from Embattled DoJ Voting Rights Chief...

Mukasey Dodged Photo ID Questions During Senate Confirmation Hearings; Kennedy Asks AG-Nominee Whether He’ll Fire DoJ Voting Chief

ALSO: How Would California Voters Who Lost Possessions in This Week's Fires Vote Next Month if Such Laws Existed in the State?

Rep. Nadler Joins Calls for Firing of DoJ Voting Section Chief

PLUS: New Allegations of Financial Improprieties by a Subordinate, 'Could Not Have Occurred Without Tanner's Approval,' Charges a BRAD BLOG DoJ Source...

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