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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (66835)	5/23/2006 12:12:28 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 173976

What, don't you read the news? Funny you had to ask that question considering your stance on the it. I guess I already know the answer to that considering you come across all the time as an extreme partisan shill.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (66835)	5/23/2006 12:28:41 PM
From: TopCat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"Has he been charged?" Funny how that doesn't seem to be a criteria for you when it comes to someone from the "other" party.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (66835)	5/23/2006 12:39:20 PM
From: Mao II	Respond to of 173976

FBI Search of House Office Questioned By MARY DALRYMPLE, Associated Press Writer Tue May 23, 3:37 AM ET WASHINGTON - The FBI's weekend search of the House office of a Louisiana Democrat under investigation for bribery may have overstepped Constitutional boundaries, House leaders said as the congressman under investigation pledged to stay in office. House Speaker Dennis Hastert said the Justice Department had never before crossed a line that separates Congress from the executive branch by searching a congressional office while investigating a member of Congress. The search warrant was issued by a federal district judge in suburban Virginia, based on an affidavit from FBI investigators outlining some of the evidence that have accumulated in the case, including video tape of the congressman accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant, who agreed to have her conversations with the congressman taped. Agents later found all but $10,000 of the cash — in marked bills — hidden in a freezer in one of the congressman's homes, according to the affidavit. His homes in New Orleans and the Washington area were searched by FBI agents last August. "Nothing I have learned in the last 48 hours leads me to believe that there was any necessity to change the precedent established over those 219 years," Hastert, an Illinois Republican, said in a statement Monday. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said congressional independence from the executive branch protects Americans from abuses of power. Justice Department investigations must be conducted in accordance with Constitutional protections and historical precedent," she said. Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record), whose office was searched over the weekend in connection with allegations of bribery, told reporters that he would not resign. "I plan to go to the floor to vote tonight. I plan to go to the floor to vote tomorrow," he said. "I plan to carry out my responsibilities here, as I have since the time that I've been here." news.yahoo.com