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CREW TELE-NEWS CONFERENCE ON GOV. PALIN’S EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE ETHICS INQUIRY - FROM DAY ONE

naomi — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:26:40 -0500

4 Sep 2008 // DETAILED ANALYSIS BY FORMER PROSECUTOR AND ETHICS WATCHDOG ED OF PALIN’S PLEDGED COOPERATION VERSUS SECRET SUBVERSIVE TACTICS

CREW V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (STEPHEN PAYNE)

blaire — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:44:02 -0500

4 Sep 2008 // CREW sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the refusal of the Secret Service, a DHS component, to respond to CREW's Freedom of Information Act request for White House visitor records of Stephen Payne. Mr. Payne, a lobbyist with access to top White House officials, is accused of selling access to White House officials in exchange for contributions to the Bush Presidential Library. More»

CREW SUES DHS FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE STEPHEN PAYNE VISIT RECORDS

blaire — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:40:02 -0500

4 Sep 2008 // Today CREW sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the refusal of the Secret Service, a DHS component, to respond to CREW's Freedom of Information Act request for White House visitor records of Stephen Payne. Mr. More»

CREW FACT SHEET: PALIN ADMINISTRATION NOT SO OPEN OR TRANSPARENT AFTER ALL

blaire — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:53:12 -0500

3 Sep 2008 // Washington, DC - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a fact sheet detailing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s record on transparency issues.

PALIN ADMINISTRATION NOT SO OPEN OR TRANSPARENT AFTER ALL

Governor Sarah Palin campaigned in 2006 on the promise to “open the door wide to transparent and accountable government.”

Texas Appellate Court Judge Criticizes Colleagues for Delaying Prosecution of Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay

blaire — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:28:03 -0500

2 Sep 2008 // In a strongly worded dissent to a denial by the Texas Third Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a case, Democratic Justice Diane Henson wrote that her three Republican colleagues on the bench delayed resolving an issue regarding the breadth of the state’s money laundering statute for years, “effectively tying the hands of prosecutors for several years and delaying the resolution of charges of p More»

CREW SEEKS RECORDS RELATED TO GOVERNOR PALIN'S EFFORTS TO FIRE ALASKA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER

blaire — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:13:32 -0500

2 Sep 2008 // Today CREW sent requests under the Alaska Public Records Act to Alaska's Office of the Governor and Department of Public Safety for records related to the firing of Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan and Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten. More»

CREW FILES MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN CREW V. DOJ

blaire — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:21:03 -0500

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

blaire — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:39:53 -0500

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

blaire — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:45:02 -0500

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 V. DOJ (VALERIE PLAME WILSON)

blaire — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:41 -0500

25 Aug 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.