From information provided by Gallerywatch.com, October 1, 2008 Regardless of the final outcome, these two documents combined should provide you a picture of the second bailout attempt scheduled in the U.S. Senate. Even if you do not see this until action has been taken, they provide some some fascinating reading…
Articles Posted in The Documents Corner
Selected Documents: U.S. Ecomonic Stimulus
The following are links to three legislative documents regarding the Emergency Econimic Stabilization Act of 2008 from those included in our subscription to Gallerywatch.com. We are grateful to the Gallerywatch team for their hard work and dedication in compiling this and much more information over this past weekend: Final Legislative…
Justice Made Local: The Future of Town and Village Courts in New York State: A Report by the Special Commission on the Future of New York State Courts
September 2008 A special commission appointed by Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the Courts in the State of New York, has issued a Report: Justice Most Local, The Future of Town and Village Courts in New York State, which recommends a significant consolidation of the “centuries-old” local court…
Remarks of the Democratic and Republican Nominees at the 2008 Conventions
Some of our readers have suggested it would be helpful to have copies of the full text of remarks of all four nominees at the 2008 Democratic and Republican Conventions held in late August and early September. Thanks to both the democratic and republican parties we are able to do…
2008 Republican Party Platform
Prior to the 2008 National Convention fo the Democratic Party we posted the Draft of the 2008 Platform of the Democratic Party. At that time we did not have comparable information from the Republican Party to post, even though we very much wanted to do so. To be fair and…
Documents: Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
From: Gallerywatch.com September 9, 2008. Through our Gallerywatch Documents subscription service we are poviding the following selection of documents regarding the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We hope you will find them of interest: Selected Documents Additional Information: Q&A: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, prepared by Adhip…
Sarah Palin: Governor of Alaska and Senator McCain’s Choice for Vice President
This is not a political blog and we do not endorse people for office; but we do try to provide information in an impartial manner of interest to our readers. The following is a compilation of links from various sources throughout the web we have been able to identify quickly…
Lawyers: Gonzales Mishandled Classified Information
The Associated Press “Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, says a memo by his legal team, which touches on one of the most contentious episodes of high-level infighting in the Bush administration’s war on terror. The memo acknowledges that Gonzales improperly stored…
Decision: Valerie Plume Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson IV v. I Lewis Libby, Et. Al.
From: Findlaw Legal Documents, August 12, 2008 Dismissal of CIA Leak Case Affirmed WILSON V. LIBBY “(U.S. D.C. Circuit) – In a suit by Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband alleging that employees in the Office of the Vice President and the State Department violated their constitutional rights by publishing…
Speech Transcript: Attorney General Michael Mukasey Before the American Bar Association
Remarks as prepared for delivery regarding hiring practices at the U.S. Department of Justice