From "The Raw Story"; Alabama US Attorney denies any involvement in university editor's termination

The abrupt dismissal of a veteran University of Alabama employee who blogged about the firing of seven US Attorneys has added a bizarre new twist to allegations that the state's US Attorneys targeted political opponents for prosecution.
"Raw Story's' Lindsay Beyerstein has a closer look at the firing of Roger Shuler from UAB
LINK TO FULL STORY AT "RAW STORY"

Former Alabama Governor Turns Tables On Justice Department (Washington Post)

Siegelman Connects His Case to Accusations of Interference

By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 13, 2008; Page A02

The successful criminal prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman (D) has become tangled in political charges and countercharges that reflect contrasting views about the independence of the Justice Department.

In the two weeks since his release from prison pending an appeal, Siegelman has sharply increased the volume of his assertions that he was railroaded. He says that Karl Rove, who was a White House adviser, targeted him for prosecution to ensure he did not win reelection to the governor's office and displace a Republican there.
LINK TO FULL STORY AT "WASHINGTON POST"

The Prosecution of Don Siegelman (CBS NEWS-60 Minutes)

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On Siegelman Case: Corruption in a U.S. Attorney’s Office (Harpers)

excerpt: If we had to pick one state in the nation where these evil tendencies are most obviously on display, then certainly it is Alabama, home to the nation’s highest profile and most abusive political prosecution. A major television network will shortly be exposing a number of lurid details surrounding the Siegelman case which point to corruption inside of the Justice Department.From Scot Horton's "No Comment" at Harpers)
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Gen. Wes Clark Says Siegelman was Unjustly Confined (From Locust Fork Journal)

FROM "Locust Fork Journal"- Glynn Wilson
General Wesley Clark received standing ovations from Democrats Friday night when he called former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman "a great American" and an "honest man" who was "unjustly confined" by a rogue Justice Department "politicized" by a corrupt Republican administration, and for his criticism of Bush's war in Iraq.
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SELECTIVE JUSTICE IN ALABAMA -from TIME MAGAZINE

via TIME-The case of Don Siegelman, the Democratic former Governor of Alabama who was convicted last year on corruption charges, has become a flash point in the debate over the politicization of the Bush Administration's Justice Department. Forty-four former state attorneys general — Republicans and Democrats — have cited "irregularities" in the investigation and prosecution, saying they "call into question the basic fairness that is the linchpin of our system of justice." LINK TO FULL TEXT


MORE FROM BAMA PRESS- SCOTT HORTON-NO COMMENT-HARPERS
In the guise of reporting on the Simpson interview with the House Judiciary Committee, the B’ham News reporters in fact launch a major sustained assault on the credibility of Jill Simpson.
LINK TO FULL TEXT @HARPERS-NO COMMENT

(RE-above) LAWYER ADDS TO HER AFFIDAVIT ON SIEGELMAN-FROM "BIRMINGHAM NEWS"-BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE-MARY ORNDORFF and KIM CHANDLER
A Rainsville lawyer who first suggested White House influence in the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman told congressional lawyers last month that Siegelman dropped his 2002 election contest after Alabama Republicans promised to end the federal investigation of him.
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AND....THE SIMPSON TRANSCRIPT...(article by Glynn Wilson-LOCUST FORK JOURNAL)
EDITOR'S NOTE FROM WILSON-Any press reports that ignore this and focus on other parts of the testimony are at least misleading and at worst part of an orchestrated coverup to try and protect the political fortunes of Bob Riley and George Bush, and to potentially prevent the indictment of former White House Aide Karl Rove, who resigned in August as these charges first came to light. LINK TO FULL ARTICLE & TRANSCRIPT AT LFJ

Alabama's Judge Fuller ordered by Appeals Court to Rule On Siegelman Bid to Be Freed ("Birmingham News")

9:29's "Birmingham News" is reporting that a Federal appeals court has told U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller of Montgomery to promptly rule on former Gov. Don Siegelman's request that he be released from prison while he appeals convictions on bribery and other charges. Link to Reporter David White's story in the "News"

"The Anniston (Ala.,) Star" Blasts the DOJ over Siegelman Documents

FROM THE ANNISTON STAR-9.12.07-Something smells bad here. It smells bad even when one discounts the shenanigans involving the firings of U.S. attorneys across the nation and the hiring of DOJ personnel based on their ideological beliefs.

It smells even worse when one considers that a man may sit in prison today because his political enemies may have arranged his prosecution for political reasons. LINK TO FULL TEXT

Probe Into DOJ Firings to Continue

Despite the resignation of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the probe into whether or not the Department of Justice played a role in the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman will continue according to a number of officials in Washington.
LINK TO THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS' Story by Mary Orndorff