JULY 20 2007
1. Did Siegelman need to be shackled?: Fuller's extreme behavior is
questionable.
2. Free Siegelman: Al.com claims that it's all about getting Rove
3. Was Siegelman a Political Target?: Implications of a political
agenda in the Siegelman prosecution should be investigated.
4. ***Changing of the Guards: Minette Bay voting irregularities still
troubling 5 years later
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Did Siegelman need to be shackled?
For the Record - Alabama Public Television
44 former state attorneys general call on Congress to investigate
political prosecution of Don Siegelman. Was the fly- around in
shackles just good security or a way to humiliate him? Frances
Coleman, The Press-Register; Julius White, WVAS Radio,
Montgomery, and Chris Holmes, WSFA TV, Montgomery discuss.
<link to Alabama Public Television>
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'Free Siegelman' really means, 'Let's get Karl'
opinion al.com
National Democrats haven't exactly embraced the cause of freeing
the former Alabama governor from federal prison, but Mr.
Siegelman's predicament has attracted their attention as they gather
around the microphones in Washington to prepare for their real
crusade: getting Karl Rove.
<more at al.com>
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Was Siegelman a political target?
Editorial Montgomery Advertiser
....Siegelman's guilt or innocence is not the central issue in the larger
national debate. Even if his conviction and sentence are entirely
deserved, the possibility that the Republican administration may have
used federal investigations and prosecutions for political purposes is
disturbing, and deserves to be fully investigated by Congress.
On Tuesday, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John
Conyers Jr., D-Mich., requested from U.S. Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales documents and information concerning Siegelman's
prosecution. The committee is looking into allegations that
Siegelman's prosecution and others may have been part of a pattern
of political prosecutions by several U.S. attorneys appointed by Bush.
The Judiciary Committee action comes on the heels of a request by
44 former state attorneys general that asked Congress to investigate
whether politics at the Justice Department influenced the prosecution
of Siegelman for public corruption.
Interestingly, there are both Democrats and Republicans in the group
of 44 former attorneys general making the request. Siegelman also is
a former state attorney general, having served in the post before
being elected governor.
"The only way to convince the public that the governor is not the
victim of a politically motivated double-standard is for Congress to
investigate all aspects of the case thoroughly," the former attorneys
general wrote.
<link to Montgomery Advertiser>
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The changing of the guards: Bay Minette,
election night
By Steve McConnell Staff Reporter
[email protected]
What were exactly the chain of events which continues to irk
Democrats, Siegelman supporters, election analysts and the national
press when the power of the highest office in Alabama shifted in the
middle of the night from incumbent Don Siegelman to Bob Riley?
On the eve of the election, the Siegelman camp believed the
governor had secured enough votes in Baldwin County to win the
election, but evidently a “glitch,” according to probate court officials,
caused Siegelman to lose 6,334 votes from his tally.
Riley, due to the “glitch,” barely edged out the Democratic governor,
who was considered a threat by Republican officials.
The following morning a recount seemed reasonable and evident to
the Siegelman campaign as two men laid claim to the governorship.
But, the recount was denied by then Attorney General William “Bill”
Holcombe Pryor, who was appointed Feb. 20, 2004 - during a
congressional recess - to the federal-bench, the 11th Circuit Court of
Appeals by President George W. Bush.
<link to source article at BaldwinCountyNow.com>
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Alabama Public TV
For the Record
Alabama Public TV: Questions 44 former state attorneys general call
on Congress to investigate political prosecution of Don Siegelman.
Was the fly-around in shackles just good security or a way to
humiliate him? Frances Coleman, The Press-Register; Julius White,
WVAS Radio, Montgomery, and Chris Holmes, WSFA TV,
Montgomery discuss.
<link to video at APT>
1. Did Siegelman need to be shackled?: Fuller's extreme behavior is
questionable.
2. Free Siegelman: Al.com claims that it's all about getting Rove
3. Was Siegelman a Political Target?: Implications of a political
agenda in the Siegelman prosecution should be investigated.
4. ***Changing of the Guards: Minette Bay voting irregularities still
troubling 5 years later
..............................................................................................................
Did Siegelman need to be shackled?
For the Record - Alabama Public Television
44 former state attorneys general call on Congress to investigate
political prosecution of Don Siegelman. Was the fly- around in
shackles just good security or a way to humiliate him? Frances
Coleman, The Press-Register; Julius White, WVAS Radio,
Montgomery, and Chris Holmes, WSFA TV, Montgomery discuss.
<link to Alabama Public Television>
.............................................................................................................
'Free Siegelman' really means, 'Let's get Karl'
opinion al.com
National Democrats haven't exactly embraced the cause of freeing
the former Alabama governor from federal prison, but Mr.
Siegelman's predicament has attracted their attention as they gather
around the microphones in Washington to prepare for their real
crusade: getting Karl Rove.
<more at al.com>
.............................................................................................................
Was Siegelman a political target?
Editorial Montgomery Advertiser
....Siegelman's guilt or innocence is not the central issue in the larger
national debate. Even if his conviction and sentence are entirely
deserved, the possibility that the Republican administration may have
used federal investigations and prosecutions for political purposes is
disturbing, and deserves to be fully investigated by Congress.
On Tuesday, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John
Conyers Jr., D-Mich., requested from U.S. Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales documents and information concerning Siegelman's
prosecution. The committee is looking into allegations that
Siegelman's prosecution and others may have been part of a pattern
of political prosecutions by several U.S. attorneys appointed by Bush.
The Judiciary Committee action comes on the heels of a request by
44 former state attorneys general that asked Congress to investigate
whether politics at the Justice Department influenced the prosecution
of Siegelman for public corruption.
Interestingly, there are both Democrats and Republicans in the group
of 44 former attorneys general making the request. Siegelman also is
a former state attorney general, having served in the post before
being elected governor.
"The only way to convince the public that the governor is not the
victim of a politically motivated double-standard is for Congress to
investigate all aspects of the case thoroughly," the former attorneys
general wrote.
<link to Montgomery Advertiser>
.............................................................................................................
The changing of the guards: Bay Minette,
election night
By Steve McConnell Staff Reporter
[email protected]
What were exactly the chain of events which continues to irk
Democrats, Siegelman supporters, election analysts and the national
press when the power of the highest office in Alabama shifted in the
middle of the night from incumbent Don Siegelman to Bob Riley?
On the eve of the election, the Siegelman camp believed the
governor had secured enough votes in Baldwin County to win the
election, but evidently a “glitch,” according to probate court officials,
caused Siegelman to lose 6,334 votes from his tally.
Riley, due to the “glitch,” barely edged out the Democratic governor,
who was considered a threat by Republican officials.
The following morning a recount seemed reasonable and evident to
the Siegelman campaign as two men laid claim to the governorship.
But, the recount was denied by then Attorney General William “Bill”
Holcombe Pryor, who was appointed Feb. 20, 2004 - during a
congressional recess - to the federal-bench, the 11th Circuit Court of
Appeals by President George W. Bush.
<link to source article at BaldwinCountyNow.com>
.............................................................................................................
Alabama Public TV
For the Record
Alabama Public TV: Questions 44 former state attorneys general call
on Congress to investigate political prosecution of Don Siegelman.
Was the fly-around in shackles just good security or a way to
humiliate him? Frances Coleman, The Press-Register; Julius White,
WVAS Radio, Montgomery, and Chris Holmes, WSFA TV,
Montgomery discuss.
<link to video at APT>
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