Topics of open investigations include the harsh interrogation of detainees, the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama, secret legal memorandums from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel and the role of the former White House aides Karl Rove and Harriet E. Miers in the firing of federal prosecutors.

Will Bunch, Philadelphia Daily News

Submitted by Evergreene Digest Contributing Editor Ken Mitchell

Earlier this week (Nov 11), I told you about the likely battle raging behind the scenes over future criminal probes of the Bush administration, which -- if pursued -- could even land a few of the president's men and women behind bars. Today (Nov 13), Charlie Savage of the NY Times, who won a Pulitizer Prize for writing about the frightening growth of presidential authority during the Bush 43 years , takes up the issue (including a shout-out to Attytood's Q-and-A with Barack Obama last April).

The Times article notes:

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Series: Holding Members of the Bush Administration Accountable Before the Law (Nov), David Culver, Evergreene Digest, ed
Bush's crime spree doesn't expire because another president has been elected. Cheney's abuse of power still violate the constitution even after November 4th. We must not allow such abuses to go unanswered.