Ira Magaziner

Holder Cites ‘Duty’ to Prosecute CIA But He Let Magaziner Off

Submitted by Peter Flaherty on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 18:17

Holder/Obama photo Attorney General Eric Holder suggested on August 24 that he had no choice but to appoint an independent counsel to investigate CIA interrogation of terror suspects. He said:

As Attorney General, my duty is to examine the facts and to follow the law. In this case, given all of the information currently available, it is clear to me that this review is the only responsible course of action for me to take.

Too bad he didn’t do his “duty” when as a U.S. Attorney in 1995 a federal judge referred a case to him for investigation that was far more clear-cut than anything concerning the CIA.

The Last Time Government Tried to Take Over Health Care

Submitted by NLPC Staff on Sat, 04/11/2009 - 17:45

In 1993, NLPC successfully sued to open the meetings and records of Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care task force. In her 2004 book, Living History, Hillary called the lawsuit “a deft political move, designed to disrupt our work on health care and foster an impression with the public and the news media that we were conducting ‘secret’ meetings.”

The best historical account of Hillary’s task force, and the fight over its proposals, can be found in a 1996 book titled The First Lady: A Comprehensive View of Hillary Rodham Clinton, co-authored by NLPC President Peter Flaherty, and his brother, Timothy Flaherty.

Click here or on the book cover to download a 13-page pdf version of Chapter 9 titled “Health Care.”