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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 06:11 PM
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House asked to name special prosecutor in case of jailed Democratic donor

Raw Story: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Attorney_seeks_special_prosecutor_in_alleged_0125.html
by Larisa Alexandrovna


"The lawyer for the Mississippi attorney named by the the House Judiciary Committee in an investigation into political prosecutions has asked the chairman to appoint a special prosecutor.

Hiram C. Eastland, an attorney for jailed Mississippi trial lawyer Paul Minor, issued a letter to the Chairman of the US House Committee on the Judiciary, John Conyers (D-MI), asking for an independent special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate alleged political prosecutions conducted by the Bush administration’s Department of Justice.

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“Because the Department of Justice has apparently abdicated its responsibility to investigate whether Paul Minor was prosecuted out of political motivations,” he added, “I respectfully suggest serious action needs to be taken to protect the rights of Mr. Minor who remains wrongfully incarcerated in a federal prison while his wife of forty years is dying of cancer.”'

Read full article here: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Attorney_seeks_special_prosecutor_in_alleged_0125.html
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 06:13 PM
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1. and please digg
Minor sits in prison and his wife is in short-term hospice now:

http://digg.com/world_news/Special_prosecutor_sought_in_jailed_Dem_donor_case
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 06:24 PM
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2. Oh happy day...
that list of political prosecutions is long in Mississippi, and proly in many other places we have not yet heard about.
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 06:31 PM
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3. yeah, really...
please keep kicked and diggy?:D
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 08:32 PM
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4. come peeps...
let's get Mr. Minor some justice... get this to front page:)
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 08:36 PM
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5. Rec's kick'd & dugg
Keepin' the pressure ON
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lala_rawraw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 11:26 PM
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6. thanks banana n/t
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SalmonChantedEvening Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 06:01 AM
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7. K&R! This travesty must end.
Lala :) :hug:
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MinM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 08:24 AM
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8. K&R
:kick: &R
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bleever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 01:03 PM
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9. Paul Minor is a political prisoner,
and he needs justice. This is good news.
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