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Less Than Six Months Before Bush Leaves Office, Partisan Debate Erupts By TOM GIUSTO WASHINGTON, July 25, 2008 Less than six months before President Bush leaves office, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing today on whether he should be impeached. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., left, and Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, the... (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) As could be predicted, the hearing was highly partisan. Democrats said they wanted accountability. Republicans called the hearing a show trial. People on both sides showed anger and emotion. The hearing was about executive power and its constitutional limitations. The Democrat-controlled Judiciary Committee is concerned the Bush administration exceeded its authority in several areas including the following: improper politicization of the Justice... [read full story]
