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Officials Describe Interference by Former Gonzales Aide
Dan Eggen and Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post - May 23, 2007
Chairman John Conyers gives opening remarks:
| Chairman Conyers: "If it appears that the US Attorneys are merely pawns in a game of politics, then we will have suffered the loss of one of our nation's most fundamental principles: the rule of law." |
Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Scott Higham, Washington Post - May 23, 2007
In February 2005, an auditor at the General Services Administration presented evidence to agency leaders that one of the government's top technology contractors was overcharging taxpayers.GSA auditor James M. Corcoran reported that Sun Microsystems had billed the government millions more for computer software and technical support than it charged its commercial customers.
If true, the allegation was grounds to terminate the contract and launch a fraud investigation. Instead, senior GSA officials pressed last summer to renew the contract.
| Rep. Murphy: "But the fact is, is that those privates who are making $17,000 a year, those privates that are leaving their wives, their kids at home, many of whom have to survive on food stamps, those privates who saw what we did in the defense bill, who said that's great, 3.5% pay increase, not even $1,000 more a year, a couple hundred dollars a year, the President of the United States said, private, 'Thank you for your service to your country, but that's too much of a pay increase.' Mr. Speaker, I hope the people at home are watching. The President of the United States said a couple hundred dollars more a year to a private making $17,000 a year is too much." |
Matthew Keenan, Bloomberg - May 22, 2007
Sallie Mae replaced Chief Executive Officer Tim Fitzpatrick with C.E. Andrews, its chief financial officer, as the company prepares for a planned $25 billion takeover by a group led by J.C. Flowers & Co.Fitzpatrick will serve as an adviser in the next few weeks during a transition, Reston, Virginia-based Sallie Mae said today in a statement. Sallie Mae, formally known as SLM Corp., is the largest U.S. student-loan provider.
| Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18): |