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• Waxman unaware of inherent contempt?

  Published: August 9, 2007, 2:18 pm

  Tags: Henry Waxman, Oversight, Inherent Contempt

  said he was unaware of the "inherent contempt" power. In a follow-up letter after the meeting, Winograd emailed him information on the "inherent contempt" precedent. WTF? This is the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight. Do you want to know where I learned about inherent contempt? In the Congressional Oversight Manual (PDF). Yeah.

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• House GOP argues for inherent contempt

  Published: November 2, 2007, 9:56 am

  Tags: Joshua Bolten, Harriet Miers, Richard Nixon, Inherent Contempt, Contempt Of Congress

  integrity of the statutory contempt process Stick by your story that the court battle is too risky, and instead urge your colleagues to hold Miers and Bolten in inherent contempt Eliminate the whole question of contempt and just impeach the president for his obstruction, as was the plan with the third article of impeachment against Richard M.

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• Democratic Legislative Roundup -- Fighting for Veterans

  Published: November 5, 2007, 10:20 pm

  Tags: Environment, Youth, John Conyers, Inherent Contempt, Josh Bolten, Harriett Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Veterans, Pakistan, Iraq, Osama Bin Laden, Farm Bill, Democratic Legislative Roundup

  This is the first edition of the Democratic Legislative Roundup -- showing what the Democrats are doing in Congress. It will include the good as well as the bad so that people can evaluate the Democrats and the Democratic leadership after looking at

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• The contempt vote clock continues to tick...

  Published: December 5, 2007, 3:32 pm

  Tags: Contempt Of Congress, Inherent Contempt, Us Attorneys, Brad Miller, Subpoena Power

  now stymied? No. Statutory contempt procedures are easier, but not necessary. The House and the Senate each have the inherent power to conduct a trial and to hold in custody someone found in contempt until the adjournment of Congress. Miller's not just talking to himself here, or even to his colleagues. He's long been concerned that though

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• Daily Kos: Still, still, still like getting the paper early.

  Published: May 21, 2008, 9:53 pm

  Tags: Karl Rove, Inherent Contempt, Contempt Of Congress, Robert Wexler, Us Attorneys, Donald Siegelman, Subpoena Power

  the House hold Karl Rove in inherent contempt for his refusal to testify under oath and in open session in the Don Siegelman matter. But if you did, I'll just tell you that Wexler's quite right when he says: [T]he reality is that Congress has few options left against an Administration that totally refuses to submit to any type of reasonable

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• Tick, tick, tick...

  Published: July 21, 2008, 10:15 pm

  Tags: Karl Rove, John Conyers, Linda Sanchez, Inherent Contempt, Contempt Of Congress

  is about holding Rove in inherent contempt. Speaker Pelosi expresses support for the efforts of Chairman Conyers. July 21, 2008: Tick, tick, tick... There are only about five weeks of active work left in the House of Representatives for the 110th Congress. On August 1st, they will adjourn for a month, returning on September 8th. The target

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