Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) People49605 People47784 John Ashcroft 36 John Ashcroft Profession Lawmakers 35 Nationality U.S. 35 Ethnicity American Related People Alberto Gonzales 13 George W. Bush 9 Arlen Specter 7 Charles Schumer 7 Karl Rove 7 Harry Reid 4 Patrick Leahy 3 Dianne Feinstein 3 Nancy Pelosi 3 John McCain 3 Donald H. Rumsfeld 3 Dick Cheney 3 Benjamin Netanyahu 2 Heather Wilson 2 Pete Domenici 2 Condoleezza Rice 2 Jacques Chirac 2 Colin Powell 2 Norm Coleman 1 Russell Feingold 1 Sheldon Whitehouse 1 Maria Cantwell 1 Edward Kennedy 1 Dick Durbin 1 Carl Levin 1 Events Bush Admin. 23 2007 U.S. Attorneys Firing 11 U.S. war on Terror 8 Bush Surveillance Dispute 6 Global War on Terrorism 5 110th Congress 4 CIA Prison Scandal 3 2003 CIA Leak Case 2 National Fights 2 Jose Padilla Case 1 2005 Abramoff Scandal 1 Afghan Terror War 1 1972 Watergate Crisis 1 Enron Bankruptcy Case 1 Islamic Terrorists 1 Sept 11 Terror Attack 1

Cheney aide subpoenaed to testify to Congress U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff was subpoenaed on Wednesday to testify in a congressional probe of the administration's treatment and possible torture of enemy combatants. 2008-05-08 People: [John Ashcroft] [Dick Cheney] Activities: [110th Congress] [CIA Prison Scandal] Cheney, others OK'd harsh interrogations Bush administration officials from Vice President Dick Cheney on down signed off on using harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality, The Associated Press has learned. 2008-04-10 People: [Edward Kennedy] [John Ashcroft] [Condoleezza Rice] [Colin Powell] [Dick Cheney] Activities: [Bush Admin.] [CIA Prison Scandal] U.S. prosecutors get guidance on corporate monitors The U.S. Department of Justice has issued guidelines to its prosecutors on selecting corporate monitors, who are hired to make sure companies abide by the deals they make with federal enforcers to avoid prosecution. 2008-03-10 People: [John Ashcroft] White House missing CIA, Iraq e-mails Apparent gaps in White House e-mail archives coincide with dates in late 2003 and early 2004 when the administration was struggling to deal with the CIA leak investigation and the possibility of a congressional probe into Iraq intelligence failures. 2008-01-19 People: [John Ashcroft] [Karl Rove] [Dick Cheney] Activities: [CIA Prison Scandal] [Bush Admin.] [2003 CIA Leak Case] Bush signs government transparency bill President Bush on Monday signed a bill aimed at giving the public and the media greater access to information about what the government is doing. The new law toughens the Freedom of Information Act, the first such makeover to the signature public-access law in a decade. It amounts to a congressional pushback against the Bush administration's movement to greater secrecy since the terrorist attacks of 2001. 2007-12-31 People: [John Ashcroft] [George W. Bush] Activities: [Bush Admin.] Headlines Cheney aide subpoenaed to testify to Congress 2008-05-08 Cheney, others OK'd harsh interrogations 2008-04-10 U.S. prosecutors get guidance on corporate monitors 2008-03-10 White House missing CIA, Iraq e-mails 2008-01-19 Bush signs government transparency bill 2007-12-31 Congress moves to ease access to records 2007-12-18 Alberto Gonzales hires defense attorney 2007-10-10 Gonzales departure won't end probes 2007-08-28 US Attorney General Gonzales resigns 2007-08-27 Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio gets 6 years 2007-07-27 White House accuses Democrats of Gonzales "crusade" 2007-07-27 Democrats urge perjury probe of Gonzales 2007-07-26 Senators challenge Gonzales at hearing 2007-07-25 Bush, Senate head for showdown on domestic spying 2007-06-22 Bush says he still supports Gonzales 2007-05-22 Top Republican predicts Gonzales may resign 2007-05-21 Senate readies no-confidence vote in bid to oust key Bush aide 2007-05-20 Gonzales rapped as president's 'yes man' 2007-05-19 Dems seek no-confidence vote on Gonzales 2007-05-17 Senators renew call for Gonzales' ouster 2007-05-17 U.S. "dirty bomber" stigma haunts Padilla trial 2007-04-13 Ex-Qwest CEO insider trade trial to open 2007-03-18 U.S. jailed man once tortured by Taliban 2006-10-21 1 man still locked up from 9/11 sweeps 2006-10-14 Rice: No memory of CIA warning of attack 2006-10-02 Govt. must reveal some eavesdropping info 2006-05-31 Abramoff White House Visits to Be Released 2006-05-02 DOJ: NSA Could've Monitored Doctors' Calls 2006-03-24 Prosecutor Opposes Libby Motion to Dismiss 2006-03-18 Patriot Act Game Pokes Fun at Government 2006-03-18 Senate Panel Backs Ashcroft 10-8 2001-01-31 Chinese press scoffs at US presidential race 2000-11-12 Dole Quits Red Cross, Eyes 2000 Run 1999-01-06 Article: Is China a Friend or Foe? (AP) 1998-06-25 China Bashers Urged Clinton to Cancel Trip 1998-06-05 Congress Criticized Clinton's MFN Decision 1998-06-04 Most-viewed Cheney, others OK'd harsh interrogations 2008-04-10 White House missing CIA, Iraq e-mails 2008-01-19 Senators challenge Gonzales at hearing 2007-07-25 Democrats urge perjury probe of Gonzales 2007-07-26 Dems seek no-confidence vote on Gonzales 2007-05-17 U.S. prosecutors get guidance on corporate monitors 2008-03-10 Gonzales departure won't end probes 2007-08-28 Gonzales rapped as president's 'yes man' 2007-05-19 U.S. "dirty bomber" stigma haunts Padilla trial 2007-04-13 Abramoff White House Visits to Be Released 2006-05-02 Bush signs government transparency bill 2007-12-31 Congress moves to ease access to records 2007-12-18 White House accuses Democrats of Gonzales "crusade" 2007-07-27 Bush, Senate head for showdown on domestic spying 2007-06-22 Top Republican predicts Gonzales may resign 2007-05-21 Senate readies no-confidence vote in bid to oust key Bush aide 2007-05-20 Senators renew call for Gonzales' ouster 2007-05-17 1 man still locked up from 9/11 sweeps 2006-10-14 DOJ: NSA Could've Monitored Doctors' Calls 2006-03-24

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