{"id":4246,"date":"2007-03-10T12:05:51","date_gmt":"2007-03-10T20:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2007-03-11T03:48:33","modified_gmt":"2007-03-11T11:48:33","slug":"brad-blogs-last-week-in-review-3407-31007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4246","title":{"rendered":"BRAD BLOG’s Last Week in Review 3\/4\/07 – 3\/10\/07"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest blogged by DES<\/em><\/p>\n

…And what a week it was: The story that would not be ignored, the story that would not die, became a very<\/em> big deal as the I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby CIA Leak trail finally drew to a close. But it ain’t over yet! The Oversight and Accountability portion of our program is just beginning. Be sure to stay tuned to Special Correspondent Margie Burns’s in-depth analysis, exclusively for BRAD BLOG<\/a> readers.<\/p>\n

Plus there were oodles of opportunities to contemplate free speech and the First Amendment, courtesy of a judge in Kansas (what is<\/em> the matter with Kansas, anyway?) and the ongoing fall-out from the “F-bomb” dropped by that sad clown of rightwing “comedy,” Ann Coulter. Apparently impeachment is back on the table, and now a safe word for even a Republican<\/em> to say out loud! That’s free speech in action, folks! And…. oh, yeah — a computer security scientist told the Senate some very<\/em> not-nice things about those electronic touch-screen voting machines…do ya think they’ll listen?<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, March 3rd…<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Clint Curtis Documents Evidence of Widespread 2006 Florida Election Fraud<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Whistleblower Turned U.S. House Candidate Continues His for Fight for Election Integrity and His Federal Challenge to his 2006 Race with the Corrupt Tom Feeney<\/em>
\n*** Special to The BRAD BLOG
\n*** By Guest Blogger Jim Cirile<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

MONDAY, March 4th…<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>BRAD BLOG Runs Judge-Censored Stories on Kansas City’s Board of Public Utilities<\/strong><\/a>
\nIn Support of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America…<\/i>
\nIncluding ‘The Pitch’ Version of the Story in full, along with the Kansas City Star’s version<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

TUESDAY, March 5th…<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>Hypocritical GOP Bloggers’ Ann Coulter Condemnation of Convenience<\/strong><\/a>
\n‘Conservative’ Bloggers Call on CPAC to Exclude Ann Coulter, But Give Themselves a Pass for Enabling Her For Years<\/em>
\nThe Sad, Discredited Republican Clown’s Long Documented History of Vile Hate Speech and Rhetoric Conveniently Ignored by Newly Converted ‘Conservatives’ Only Now Declaring ‘the Age of Ann Has Passed’<\/p>\n

NSWBC: FBI Whistleblowers Confirm Illegal Wiretaps of Government Officials<\/strong><\/a>
\nOut this morning from the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition…<\/em><\/p>\n

William Weaver, NSWBC Senior Advisor: “Preservation of the balance of powers between the branches of government increasingly relies on information provided by whistleblowers, especially in the face of aggressive and expanding executive power<\/strong>.”<\/div>\n

LIBBY TRIAL: While Awaiting the Jury Verdict, Some Questions<\/strong><\/a>
\nWere Cheney, Bush and Their Top Aides Briefed on the Reports Revealing the Niger\/Uranium\/Iraq Deal Was Bogus?<\/em>
\nWhat the Records from the CIA Briefing Books Might Show…
\n*** Special to The BRAD BLOG
\n*** by Libby\/CIA Leak Trial Correspondent Margie Burns<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>CHENEY CHIEF OF STAFF ‘SCOOTER’ LIBBY FOUND GUILTY IN FOUR OF FIVE COUNTS!<\/strong><\/a>
\nTwo Counts of Perjury, One Each of Obstruction of Justice, Giving False Statements to the FBI<\/em>
\nDETAILS FROM THE COURTHOUSE FROM BRAD BLOG<\/a> LIBBY TRIAL CORRESPONDENT MARGIE BURNS…<\/p>\n

<\/a>HAGEL: ‘Before This is Over, You Might See Calls for his Impeachment’<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Republican Senator, Decorated Vietnam War Vet, Puts the I-Word ‘Back on the Table’ in Esquire Interview…<\/em><\/p>\n

Democratic Judiciary Statement on Today’s U.S. Attorney Firing Hearings<\/strong><\/a>
\nCONYERS: ‘It is time to rein in this President and his Administration’<\/em>
\nS\u00e0\u0081NCHEZ: ‘DoJ acted behind closed doors to intimidate appointees…Had no effective oversight during previous majority’<\/p>\n

<\/a>Court of Appeals Overturns Kansas City Judge, UN-Censors Story on Alleged Violations by Public Utility Board<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe First Amendment Wins Again…<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WEDNESDAY, March 7th…<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>Libby Trial Ends, Reveals Clear-Cut Patterns<\/strong><\/a>
\nAn Eyewitness ‘Selective Memory’ Postmortem…
\n*** Special to The BRAD BLOG
\n*** by Libby\/CIA Leak Trial Correspondent Margie Burns<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

THURSDAY, March 8th…<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW GAO REPORT: Yet Another Confirmation That ‘Security and Reliability Concerns’ of Election Integrity Experts are ‘Legitimate’ (To Say the Least)<\/strong><\/a>
\nAnd Another Reminder That ‘Problems with Recent Elections Resulted in Loss and Miscount of Votes’<\/em>
\nAnd Another Reminder that the both the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) and the Mainstream Media Alike Have Utterly Failed in their Missions…<\/p>\n

TRANSPARENCY: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Reports Out Four Good Bills<\/strong><\/a>
\nChairman Henry Waxman Lets the Sunshine In<\/em>
\nBills the GOP Tried to Pass Against Clinton Now Resurrected With Bipartisan Support…
\nGuest Blogged by BRAD BLOG D.C. correspondent Margie Burns<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>Fitzgerald Invited, Plame Confirmed for Testimony at Congressional Hearings<\/strong><\/a>
\nRole of Cheney and Bush in CIA Leak Scandal to be Probed in Hearings…<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FRIDAY, March 9th…<\/strong><\/p>\n

20 Voters File Complaint Alleging Touch-Screen Vote-Flipping in Montgomery County, OH<\/strong><\/a>
\nCounty’s Election Director, Steve Harsman, Wholly Clueless…<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>AVI RUBIN: ‘After Four Years of Study, I Now Believe that a DRE (touch-screen) with a VVPAT (paper-trail) is Not a Reasonable Voting System’<\/strong><\/a>
\nJohns Hopkins Professor, E-Voting Security Expert Goes on Record Against Electronic Ballots at Congressional Hearings on Election Integrity…<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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