On AlterNet: greg craig

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What the Former Obama Lawyer's Defection for Goldman Sachs Says About 'Transparency' in Washington

Sarah Laskow, AlterNet. April 27, 2010.

Why is the top White House lawyer taking a job at Goldman Sachs?

9/11 Plotters Will Be Tried in New York

Agence France PresseNovember 13, 2009.

The trial will be held not far from Ground Zero, once the site of the World Trade Center destroyed by two hijacked planes in the September 11 attacks.

75 Guantánamo Prisoners Cleared For Release; 31 Could Leave Today

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 5, 2009.

There's no reason for any of these prisoners, several of whom were cleared under Bush, to be held for one minute longer.

Revealed: Spying Abuses 'Systemic' In Recent Months -- Which Is Exactly What the 2008 FISA Law Was Designed to Do

Glenn Greenwald, Salon. April 16, 2009.

New reports about NSA spying are the inevitable result of last year's FISA-gutting law, which the Democrats supported.

Rove on the Lam; Still Hiding Behind 'Executive Privilege'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 30, 2009.

Everyone seems to be waiting to see what Obama's White House counsel, Greg Craig, thinks about all of this.

Obama Tested on Executive Privilege as Karl Rove is Subpoenaed (Again) Over Shady Dealings at DOJ

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 29, 2009.

Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman: "This is far more important than my case or Karl Rove. This is about restoring justice and preserving our democracy."