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Entries from LAist tagged with 'albertogonzales'

September 14, 2007

April 2007 -- Gonzales says, "I don't recall" 72 times at Senate hearing It's Friday! And it's also the final day on the job for Bush-tushy-wipin', habeas corpus trashin', eavesdroppin', worst-AG-ever Alberto Gonzales. Nicknamed "Fredo" by the Commander in Disbelief either because his name is kinda like Alfredo, or perhaps after the weakest Corleone in The Godfather, Gonzales became a Bush Yes-man in the mid-'90s. Gonzales' crimes accomplishments are many. He assisted in obfuscating......

Continue Reading "Fredo's Greatest Hits"

August 27, 2007

KCBS and its KCAL affiliate picked up seven awards at the Los Angeles Emmy Awards last night, with the award for live coverage of an unannounced event going to the team for the Esperanza fire. Let's all share in a joyous chorus of "Hell yeah!!": teen drivers may be barred from using cell phones while driving, under state legislation passed today. And while we're at it, give another whoop of joy for the resignation......

Continue Reading "Extra, Extra - ChiMo Leaving the State, Kitten Killers, and Britney's Legal Woes"

August 27, 2007

Today the worst president ever got to share his thoughts on the worst AG ever, and the lies seethed out like snakes from Medusa's slithery scalp. This morning Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced that he will leave the Department of Justice after two and a half years of service to the department. Al Gonzales is a man of integrity, decency and principle, and I have reluctantly accepted his resignation with great appreciation for the......

Continue Reading "Worst Attorney General Ever Cuts & Runs"

August 14, 2007

Free agent Brevin Knight, formerly with the Charlotte Bobcats, has just signed on with the Clippers. Where can you find the top 10 taco places on the West Side? Don't forget to check out the Sunset Junction Street Fair this upcoming weekend! Avowed pedophile Jack McClellan was arrested twice today on the UCLA campus. A mechanic was stabbed with a screwdriver when he tried confronting two car burglars a few days ago. A tip......

Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: Don Imus' Big Payday and SF's Possible Role in Bush's Surveillance Program"

August 11, 2007

Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, i.e. Bush's "war czar," thinks it "makes sense" to consider a return to the military draft. Students are teaching educators about the crises facing many local high schools and teenage dropouts. Health officials are cautioning that Panorama City residents may be at great risk of contracting West Nile virus - with most confirmed cases arising in that region. Residents of Borrego Springs, a small resort and retirement community in......

Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: Hints of a Draft and a Tribute to Hal Fishman"

June 11, 2007

• The Atwater Village Newbie's wife, Mrs. Newbie, wins the Atwater Village Street Fair cookie contest - AVN • Al Sharpton met with Sheriff Lee Baca today regarding Paris Hilton - Fox 11 • Former Fox 11 TV reporter / LAPD sergeant Rod Bernsen cleared of accusations that he touched two 12-year-old boys in a hot tub - LA Times • Deadly auto accident on the PCH near the Ventura County line claims one......

Continue Reading "Extra, Extra - Atwater Village Has Pride Too!"

May 6, 2007

There's so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it's almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don't have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist's London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also caught up with modern-day fictional London, with the Fantastic Four and 28 Weeks Later. It was a week of insanity over at DCist. They started the week off with......

Continue Reading "This Week in the World of -Ist"

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