>>
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."
