Cheney lawyer claims Congress has no authority over vice-president
 
Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:22:03 -0500 (CDT)


News Updates from Citizens For Legitimate Government 29 Apr 2008
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http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Cheney lawyer claims Congress
has no authority over vice-president --Cheney's conduct 'not within
congressional committee's power of inquiry' 29 Apr 2008 The lawyer
for US vice-president [sic] Dick Cheney claimed today that the
Congress lacks any authority to examine his behaviour on the job.
The exception claimed by Cheney's counsel came in response to
requests from congressional Democrats that David Addington, the
vice-president's chief of staff, testify about his involvement in
the approval of interrogation tactics used at Guantanamo Bay. Ruling
out voluntary cooperation by Addington, Cheney lawyer Kathryn
Wheelbarger said Cheney's conduct is "not within the [congressional]
committee's power of inquiry".

Shell profits up 25 pct on record high oil prices 29 Apr 2008
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday that
first-quarter net profits leapt 25 percent to 4.58 billion pounds
because of record-breaking crude oil prices. Crude oil prices smashed
record after record in the first quarter and hit an all-time high
of almost 120 dollars per barrel on Monday.

BP's first-quarter profit jumps 63 percent 29 Apr 2008 BP has
reported a 63 percent jump in profits in the first quarter compared
to the same period a year ago. The oil company on Tuesday reported
a profit of $7.6 billion compared to $4.4 billion in the first
quarter of 2007. First-quarter profit was up 73 percent compared
to the previous quarter.

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