An associate of Alabama Governor Bob Riley threatened a Christian Coalition leader over gambling issues, according to a lawsuit filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court in May 2007. Dr. Randy Brinson, chairman of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, states in the lawsuit that he supported a bill in the Alabama House of Representatives that would tax and regulate gambling and help fund Medicaid. Brinson’s support for the bill, sponsored by Rep. Marcel Black (D-Tuscumbia), drew heavy fire from Riley allies.
February 27, 2010 | Filed under
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The U.S. Office of Special Counsel long ago proved that it should not be taken seriously, particularly in matters connected to former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman.
OSC did not help its already sullied reputation with a recent finding that whistleblower Tamarah Grimes’ allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in the Siegelman case were “unsubstantiated.”
October 8, 2009 | Filed under
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Leura Canary, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, wrote press releases about the prosecution of Gov. Don Siegelman that were distributed under the signature of assistant prosecutor Louis Franklin. Also, Canary regularly had two assistants communicate her suggestions about Siegelman’s case to Franklin.
All of this took place after Canary had announced her [...]
September 29, 2009 | Filed under
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Federal prosecutors in Alabama apparently felt the need to create a fantasy world in their efforts to prevent a new trial in the Don Siegelman case.
In a document dated August 27, 2009, the government responded to a “Motion for a New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence” that had been filed by Siegelman and codefendant [...]
September 2, 2009 | Filed under
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One of the most curious moments in Karl Rove’s recent testimony about the Don Siegelman case came when the former Bush White House adviser was asked about his primary contacts in Alabama. Rove mentioned two familiar names–William Canary, head of the Business Council of Alabama, and Kelley McCullough Robertson, former Southeast political director for the Republican National Committee and state director for Karl Rove & Co.
August 19, 2009 | Filed under
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The next time Karl Rove’s doughy face appears on Fox News, you might want to allow this thought to enter your consciousness: “Is that man a felon, and if so, why is he getting time on a major network?”
Documents released last week by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee leave many unanswered questions. But one thing [...]
August 17, 2009 | Filed under
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The U.S. House Judiciary Committee took an important first step by interviewing former Bush White House advisor Karl Rove. But the truth about the Don Siegelman case will not come out unless Congress conducts a thorough investigation and uses that information to confront Rove, and others, with much tougher questions than have been posed so far.
August 14, 2009 | Filed under
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Reports in both the mainstream and Web press indicate that Karl Rove, in his testimony before representatives of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, denied involvement in the Don Siegelman case. There is only one problem with those reports: They are not true.
August 13, 2009 | Filed under
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Karl Rove’s defenders have contended that “Bush’s Brain” was much too busy as White House senior advisor to keep up with Alabama politics.
But the U.S. House Judiciary Committee released documents and testimony yesterday showing that Rove did keep up with Alabama politics–including the legal difficulties of former Democratic Governor Don Siegelman.
Rove even received an “Alabama [...]
August 12, 2009 | Filed under
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A 35-year-old Alabama woman underwent an extraordinarily rare surgical procedure four months ago in an effort to fight off advanced cervical cancer. She died last week, and her story reflects a malfunctioning health-care system as President Barack Obama fights gamely for reform.
Melissa McCutcheon was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2002 after she had gone almost [...]
August 6, 2009 | Filed under
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