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Ellen Tauscher versus the Constitution

Published: July 29, 2007, 11:01 pm

Tags: Ellen Tauscher, Alberto Gonzales, Impeachment

to her Congresswoman, Ellen Tauscher, to urge support for the impeachment of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Take a look at how Tauscher answered: The Attorney General serves at the pleasure of the president in a non-impeachable office. Unless convicted of an illegal act, the Attorney General cannot be removed from office without the

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Tauscher apologizes, signs on Abu G impeachment resolution

Published: August 2, 2007, 10:41 am

Tags: Ellen Tauscher, Alberto Gonzales, Bush Administration

Sunday, we found out that Ellen Tauscher had a bizarre understanding of the Constitution: The Attorney General serves at the pleasure of the president in a non-impeachable office. Unless convicted of an illegal act, the Attorney General cannot be removed from office without the president asking for or accepting his resignation. However,

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EmilyD whips Tauscher into shape

Published: August 7, 2007, 3:48 pm

Tags: Ellen Tauscher, Alberto Gonzales, Impeachment

Ellen O. Tauscher Member of Congress This is a goddamn embarrassment. I do. EmilyD did. And now Ellen Tauscher does, too. And here's the best news that could come out of the situation: After re-reading the U.S. Constitution, and posting here for feedback from others I concluded that

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Where are we on Iraq?

Published: August 22, 2007, 9:23 am

Tags: Jerry Mcnerney, Ellen Tauscher, Iraq

-- at long last -- to Rep. Ellen Tauscher, who shows an extraordinary grasp of the lay of the land today: GOP leaders have latched on to positive comments from Democrats -- often out of context -- to portray the congressional majority as splintering. Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif.), an Armed Services Committee member who is close to House

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Finishing off Tauscher's thought

Published: August 22, 2007, 2:58 pm

Tags: Ellen Tauscher, House, Iraq

noted earlier this morning, Tauscher made an excellent point: I don't know of anybody who isn't desperately supportive of the military," she said. "People want to say positive things. But it's difficult to say positive things in this environment and not have some snarky apologist for the White House turn it into some clipped phraseology that

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Tauscher hits Baird

Published: August 30, 2007, 12:59 pm

Tags: Iraq, Ellen Tauscher, Brian Baird

Tauscher, just back from Iraq, essentially calls Baird naive and easily manipulated: Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA), who recently returned from Iraq as well, said his experience led him to believe the escalation should be sustained until next year. Asked to address Baird’s comments, Tauscher suggested he had become a victim of the

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Green Zone military smears Reps. Moran and Tauscher

Published: August 31, 2007, 12:40 pm

Tags: Ellen Tauscher, Jim Moran, Iraq War, Propaganda

history." The bio of Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif.) -- "TAU (rhymes with 'now')-sher," the bio helpfully relates -- was no less pointed, even if she once supported the war and has taken heat from liberal Bay Area constituents who remain wary of her position. "Our forces are caught in the middle of an escalating sectarian conflict in Iraq,

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Brian Baird featured in Freedom Crock ad

Published: September 8, 2007, 11:36 am

Tags: Brian Baird, Ellen Tauscher, Freedom S Watch, Iraq

going, Bri! Ellen Tauscher clearly revealed the dynamics of the game to everyone (who was listening): Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA), who recently returned from Iraq as well, said his experience led him to believe the escalation should be sustained until next year. Asked to address Baird’s comments, Tauscher suggested he had become a

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Time Magazine Promotes, We Surmise [Pointless Speculation]

Published: December 6, 2007, 4:01 pm

Tags: Ellen Tauscher, Karen Tumulty, Man Of The Year, Mark Halperin, Pointless Speculation, Sam Brownback, Time Magazine

The Time Magazine Man of the Year roadshow rolled into D.C. this morning at an ungodly hour despite the snow to get D.C. opinion leaders’ opinions on who Time should’ve chosen (since...

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Time Magazine Promotes, We Surmise [Pointless Speculation]

Published: December 6, 2007, 4:01 pm

Tags: Ellen Tauscher, Karen Tumulty, Man Of The Year, Mark Halperin, Pointless Speculation, Sam Brownback, Time Magazine

Brownback, Representative Ellen Tauscher and Time Magazine employees Mark Halperin and Karen Tumulty. We don’t know why that group of people, really, but they fed us coffee and miniature pastries so that we couldn’t ask because our mouths were full. Time Washington Bureau Chief Jay Carney led off the morning with the most

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Campaign Jousting Returns to Iraq War

Published: May 30, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Campaign, Jousting, Returns, Iraq, War, Barack Obama, John Mccain, George W Bush, United States, Robert Gibbs, Ellen Tauscher, Mosul, Al Qaeda, Republican National Committee, Alex Conant, Andrew Kohut, Baghdad, Basra, Brian Rogers, Hillary Clinton, Karl Rove, Pete Hegseth

After a strong push from Sen. John McCain's allies, the war in Iraq has moved back to center stage in the presidential election, with McCain attacking Sen. Barack Obama for making up his mind about the war without visiting the war zone and Obama charging that McCain has yet to learn the lessons of...

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Campaign Jousting Returns to Iraq War

Published: May 30, 2008, 12:00 am