Report: Ashcroft Law Firm to Collect Over $52M to Help Monitor Knee Replacement Manufacturers
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s law firm could earn $52.2 million helping the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey monitor a leading maker of knee and hip replacements, according to recent public filings.
Ashcroft’s firm is among […]

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By Andrew Glass
Lyle Lovett wants to get paid for music he made famous with his bluesy twang. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is giving him a stage to make it happen.
Leahy is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday to review a nearly century-old law saying radio stations don’t have to give the four-time Grammy winner […]

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By JOHN ASHCROFT
For almost two years, the country has debated whether the Bush administration acted properly and lawfully in undertaking emergency surveillance operations of suspected foreign terrorists on presidential authorization in the wake of 9/11. For several months, we have been debating bills that seek to modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court statute.
There are many […]

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Contact: Chip Robertson
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For Immediate Release
October 30, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY — Following a summer fraught with criticism of the method by which a slot on Missouri’s Supreme Court would be filled, six former chief justices of the Court have joined an organization formed to protect Missouri’s nonpartisan court plan and preserve the independence of the judiciary.
“Having […]

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MPN:Republican turned Democrat Chris Koster logged several contributions of note to some of the most conservative Republicans representing Missouri and the country during the 2000 and 2002 election cycles.
According to the Federal Elections Commission, Koster donated $1,200 to then Sen. John Ashcroft, $250 to Rep. Sam Graves and another $1,000 to the first campaign of […]

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Editor’s Note: This picture was not used for the original story. It’s Friday, let’s have a little fun!
From The Standard: (Missouri State University)
By Jess Rollins
When Former Attorney General John Ashcroft gave a speech at Hammons Hall last Wednesday, he did not allow the media or the public to make audio recordings of what he […]

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