Word: oversight
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...call it a lack of proper housekeeping and honest oversight by his staff,” he said. “When you’ve got young kids and a wife running around, details can get away from you. I don’t see a cover-up here...
...executive privilege battle, the volleys will continue against the White House and Justice Department, especially against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose resignation has been called for by Senators on both sides of the aisle. He is next scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary committee on July 24 regarding oversight at the Justice Department. Chances are he'll at least show...
...bill was considered at a June 19 meeting of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight but must be approved by the panel before it can be debated before the state’s House of Representatives...
...effort that Nagin, to his credit, spearheaded in his first term. New population statistics show that the city has regained more than half of its pre-Katrina population. Citizen-led reforms have consolidated the city's patchwork and inefficient network of property assessors and replaced the politician-dominated levee oversight system with a centralized office staffed largely by engineers and scientists. Enrollment at Tulane and Loyola University, New Orleans' prestigious private colleges, has rebounded. And the city's notoriously underperforming school system is showing signs of improvement, with charter schools stepping in to revamp many troubled schools...
...Bush's letter will do little to placate those who suspect a cover-up. On Capitol Hill investigations continue into the matter. In a recent deposition at the House Committee on government oversight, staffers asked Karl Rove's former executive assistant what she knew about the Valerie Plame leak case. After a little thought, the assistant, Susan Ralston, said she had a "vague recollection that [Rove] and Scooter Libby talked about this subject often." Comments like that only strengthen the impression that Libby's obstruction of justice - and Bush's commutation - have left important questions unanswered in the case...