Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Environmental Official Resigns White House Post In Washington, the White House has announced that Philip Cooney has resigned his post as chief of staff to President Bush's Council on Environmental Quality. The resignation came just two days after it was revealed that Cooney had edited government reports to play down the effect of global warming. Before coming to the White House in 2001, he was a lobbyist at the American Petroleum Institute. The White House insisted his resignation was not connected to the new revelations and that Cooney had wanted to take the summer off. GOP Chair Cuts Off Mics During Patriot Act Hearing On Capitol Hill, a hearing on the expansion of the Patriot Act took an unexpected turn Friday when Republican House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner cut off the microphones during a hearing called by Democrats. Sensenbrenner cut short the hearing after the witnesses denounced President Bush's so-called war on terrorism as well as the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. All of the witnesses had been selected by Democrats. After Sensenbrenner ended the meeting, he had the mics cuts as Democratic members tried to continue questioning witnesses. Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi said " It is quite ironic that at a hearing on the impact of the Patriot Act on civil liberties, the Republicans attempted to suppress free speech. " Those who control the past, control the future; Those who control the future, control the present; Those who control the present, control the past.^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 We should all send him a goodbye card Mary , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > Environmental Official Resigns White House Post > In Washington, the White House has announced that Philip Cooney has resigned his post as chief of staff to President Bush's Council on Environmental Quality. The resignation came just two days after it was revealed that Cooney had edited government reports to play down the effect of global warming. Before coming to the White House in 2001, he was a lobbyist at the American Petroleum Institute. The White House insisted his resignation was not connected to the new revelations and that Cooney had wanted to take the summer off. > > > > GOP Chair Cuts Off Mics During Patriot Act Hearing > On Capitol Hill, a hearing on the expansion of the Patriot Act took an unexpected turn Friday when Republican House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner cut off the microphones during a hearing called by Democrats. Sensenbrenner cut short the hearing after the witnesses denounced President Bush's so-called war on terrorism as well as the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. All of the witnesses had been selected by Democrats. After Sensenbrenner ended the meeting, he had the mics cuts as Democratic members tried to continue questioning witnesses. Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi said " It is quite ironic that at a hearing on the impact of the Patriot Act on civil liberties, the Republicans attempted to suppress free speech. " > > > Those who control the past, control the future; Those who control the future, control the present; Those who control the present, control the past.^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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