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Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Bush's Greatest Hits Vol.'s 1 & 2

Salon has compiled 34 of the Prez's most classic tracks, all deemed to be "worse than Whitewater."

This one was new to me, so I'm thinking it must have been a B-side.

27. Intel Inside ... The White House

The scandal: In early 2001, chief White House political strategist Karl Rove held meetings with numerous companies while maintaining six-figure holdings of their stock -- including Intel, whose executives were seeking government approval of a merger. "Washington hadn't seen a clearer example of a conflict of interest in years," wrote Paul Glastris in the Washington Monthly.

The problem: The Code of Federal Regulations says government employees should not participate in matters in which they have a personal financial interest.

The outcome: Then White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, spurning precedent, did not refer the case to the Justice Department.

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