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The Cover-Up, Not the Crime

Think quickly: What do Martha Stewart (search) and I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby (search) have in common? Well, at least based on the “charges” against Libby, not a crime — but covering up a crime. When you obstruct justice, the idea is you are obstructing getting at the truth. That’s why …

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Rehnquist's Legacy: A Balanced Court

WASHINGTON – Upon being handed the top position on the Supreme Court in 1986, William H. Rehnquist (search) reacted to the civil rights activism of former Chief Justice Earl Warren’s (search) court by reviving states’ rights and applying a more narrow interpretation of the Constitution. Rehnquist’s reputation as a fair-minded …

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Tear-Jerking Tale Untrue

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The week after Hurricane Katrina hit, the president of Jefferson Parish (search) outside New Orleans, Aaron Broussard (search), complained on national TV that the federal response was taking too long. He broke down in tears as he said, “[A colleague’s] mother was …

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