Talk:Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy timeline

Bias

 * Why does this timeline primarily document the firings by the two most recent Republican presidents, yet largely ignore those by Democrats? This custom began when Jimmy Carter came to office and he cleaned house, continued under Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr., peaked under Bill Clinton, and continued under Barack Obama. This article portrays a very biased account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.215.171.98 (talk) 00:09, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

To do list

 * Add stuff from TPM timeline and source it TPM timeline - * Talking Points Memo - U.S. Attorney Timeline.


 * Washinton Post list of names at times to be added Need to add the names from this timeline Graphic Timeline May 17, 2007.


 * Replace cites to Yahoo with same AP or wire service articles published elswhere Yahoo times out repidly, but the wire service articles are widely published. Check also Breitbart.com AP wire item. -- Yellowdesk


 * Check if all cites to other timeline articles can cite back to the original sources These other timelines cite original published sources. This article should too: check cites to U.S. News & World Report, TPM, Washington Post. -- Yellowdesk


 * Check citations to blogs, follow their cited sources Gonzaleswatch and Talking Points Memo, among others. -- Yellowdesk

Include Years in months headers
It will aid the future edit summaries, and help keep the editors organized (and perhaps help readers) to put the year with every month. Objections? -- Yellowdesk 21:50, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * None from me. Go ahead and do it. Remember 22:26, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Yellowdesk

Todd Graves
Wow, great work on this page, guys. I noticed that you didn't metion the firing of Todd Graves in March 2006. I know that dismissal became an issue only recently, so it's not totally clear where it fits in, but I just wanted to see if that omission was intentional, or if you planned on including him (perhaps you are waiting for a secondary source timeline that includes him?) -RustavoTalk/Contribs 18:43, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * No intention; just an oversight. Feel free to add it.  It's just hard to keep track of everything. Remember 22:04, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

The tense of the sentences
I note an inconsistency in the tense of the entries, e.g. "February 2006 - so-and-so does this" vs. "February 2006 - so-and-so did this". Suggest these all be consistent, but not sure which way to go (recommend the least labor approach...). Bdushaw 19:40, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * :For the long run, the simple past is best. Jim ran, Bob said, Joe resigned. Monica met. Alberto denied. -- Yellowdesk 20:26, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I take it back. Let's leave them alone until we need to have uniformity. the "Past continuing" tense using the present tense seems to work just fine. -- Yellowdesk 19:39, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Hiring Practices

 * Immigration Judgets not qualified: LA times, May 26, 2007 judges lack apt backgrounds -- (Yellowdesk 19:41, 29 May 2007 (UTC))
 * Washington Post Dan Eggen, March 26, 2007 Officials Say Justice Dept. Based Hires on Politics Before Goodling Tenure,  Page A02

Gonzales

 * Short article: Re: Daniel J. Metcalfe, the former director of the Justice Department’s Office of Information and Privacy, Quote: Metcalfe "said he resigned in January because he could no longer tolerate the “sheer political expediency, avoidance of individual responsibility, defensive personal aggrandizement, irresponsible ‘consensus’ decisionmaking (and) disregard for longstanding practices and principles."
 * Short article: Re: Daniel J. Metcalfe, the former director of the Justice Department’s Office of Information and Privacy, Quote: Metcalfe "said he resigned in January because he could no longer tolerate the “sheer political expediency, avoidance of individual responsibility, defensive personal aggrandizement, irresponsible ‘consensus’ decisionmaking (and) disregard for longstanding practices and principles."


 * Longer interview and article with Metcalfe.
 * Longer interview and article with Metcalfe.


 * http://newsinfo.iu.edu/tips/page/normal/6243.html Tipsheet "The resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales" Aug. 28, 2007 Publisher University of Indiana Comments by Craig Bradley, Robert A. Lucas Professor of Law Fred H. Cate, distinguished professor and director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research Dawn Johnsen, professor of law and Ira C. Batman faculty fellow

Documents

 * http://judiciary.house.gov/Media/PDFS/EOUSA151-159.pdf McNulty's Commitee submission to keep Section 502 of USA Patriot Act in place.



Members Congress

 * Feinstein Patriot Act 501,, 502, On White House intent: DoJ to create a loophole McClatchy Article.
 * Leahy: DOJ exploiting the loophole http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200703/031907.html

Bibliographies and Databases
Media Matters:
 * Search on fired attorneys Media Matters critique of coverage. Relevant. About fifty items on 3+ pages.
 * Search on Goodling Media Matters Goodling
 * Search on McNulty Media Matters McNulty
 * and so on

Sourcewatch
 * Access to a chronological bibliography of sources

Think Progress
 * http://thinkprogress.org/ Often has citations/sources to major media articles

Other
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Chronology to keep up with (add to-do items as needed)

 * Hearings June 7 2007 on elections laws
 * June 7, 8 or 9 ,2007 Hearings of the Senate Judiciary Committee/ subcommittee on Constitution on secret wiretapping programs. Info on the consensus or lack therof in DOJ and Whitehouse
 * Followup on Schlozman hearings
 * Followup on Gonzales vote of confidence June 11, 2007
 * June 5 or 6 Documents release. Not clearly accessible via Senate web page. Only Talking Points Memo seems to have.

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