House Democrat says White House nixed NSA briefing (in December)

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House Democrat says White House nixed NSA briefing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top intelligence official was prepared to brief the House of Representatives intelligence committee about President George W. Bush's domestic spying program last December but was stopped by White House Chief of Staff Andy Card, a leading House Democrat said on Tuesday.

Rep. Jane Harman of California, ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said she and fellow Democrats on the panel sought a briefing from deputy U.S. intelligence chief, Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, soon after Bush confirmed the existence of the surveillance program.

"Gen. Hayden said he was prepared to brief the full committee but our request was disapproved by White House Chief of Staff Andy Card," Harman said in a statement issued by her office.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said she was not aware of any conversations about a possible intelligence briefing in December. A spokeswoman for Hayden declined to comment.

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1. Wow...

Hope theyre persistent

[NoodleyAppendage]

2. And the body blows keep on coming!!!! Witness the Chimp implosion.

All of the issues circulating right now go to the heart of King Chimp's pseudo-machoism and "safe daddy" facade.

JB

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3. Ahh, yet another mix-up. They must use an industrial Kitchenaid

in the WH! Anything else would have worn out by now!

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7. yes, I heard Jr. said there was a mix-up with laid off Energy workers also

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4. .

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5. I want to know about this Andy Card guy. His name is coming

up a lot as an obstructionist. Why isn't his name as smelly as Rove's and Gonzalez'?

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11. Card is WH chief of staff, head of WHIG & involved in GM management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Card

[Mr_Spock]

6. These bastards work for us?? I pay the salary of these ass holes??

How do I fire these ass holes?

[WhiteTara]

8. support H.R. 635 ...Rep Conyers res to

impeach the monkey boy.

[Mr_Spock]

9. Believe me - I signed on a while ago!

Nothing matters until these bastards are history...

[WhiteTara]

10. my cathartic for the anger I feel is to call

the various offices and give them hell (when I tell the truth, they think it's hell -Harry Truman). I call the wh alot. I call senator's and rep's offices. I do it frequently. Sometimes they are repukes, and others are dems. I think they should all hear about it. It makes me feel better. I write letters to our local paper. They will only print so many, but I send them all the time anyway. Many say that they don't have enough calls like mine and so I encourage everyone to call, call, call. I keep the senate and house directory in my bookmarks and if it were paper, it would be quite worn.
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
http://www.house.gov/
Have fun.

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IMPEACH--they work for Carlyle, PNAC, corporate Amerika

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12. dupe