> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBnUf1TO7w4L8FKPASjWkHX8tZBwD8UQ9DAG1
> "WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to hold two of President Bush's
> confidants in contempt for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into whether a
> purge of federal prosecutors was politically motivated."
> "The vote was 223-32 Thursday to hold presidential chief of staff Josh Bolten
> and former White House counsel Harriet Miers in contempt. The citations charge
> Miers with failing to testify and accuse her and Bolten of refusing Congress'
> demands for documents related to the 2006-2007 firings."
>
> "Republicans said Democrats should instead be working on extending a law — set
> to expire Saturday — allowing the government to eavesdrop on phone calls and
> e-mails in the United States .."
>
> "The White House said the Justice Department would not ask the U.S. attorney
> to pursue the House contempt charges.
>
> It is the first time in 25 years that a full chamber of Congress has voted on a
> contempt of Congress citation."