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Special Counsel Says He Has No Plans To Resign From Office (The Hollywood Liberal)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:36:23 GMT

Special Counsel Says He Has No Plans To Resign From Office Yesterday we learned that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) wrote a letter to Special Counsel Scott Bloch urging the embattled chief of the independent investigative office to step down. Bloch’s had a lot of problems lately. He’s under investigation by the… [...]

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Waxman Joins Chorus Urging Special Counsel To Resign (TPMmuckraker)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:48:44 GMT

Special Counsel Scott Bloch is under investigation by the FBI. His own employees can't stand him. And now pressure is mounting from Capitol Hill for one of Washington's top watchdogs to step down. House oversight committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA)...

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The stomach or the support? (BlueNC - Comments)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:05:40 GMT

I don't think the problem is that Pelosi et al lack the "stomach," but rather that their read on their constituencies is that the political will isn't there. It's extremely discouraging. Today's latest revelations about the abuses of Scott Bloch remind me that last month's equally shocking revelations about Bloch went by with barely a blink. I think the media was busy with whether...

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Office of Special Counsel #2 Quits, Citing Differences with Scott Bloch (Law Blog)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:55:46 GMT

James Byrne — a man about whom precious little seems to be known prior to his becoming the second-in-command at the Office of Special Counsel — has quit amid a spat with his boss, Scott Bloch (pictured), whom he accused of putting “political agendas and personal vendettas” ahead of the agency’s mission and independence. As [...]

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#2 at Office of Special Counsel Resigns [TalkLeft] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:46:05 GMT

James Byrne, #2 at the Office of Special Counsel, has resigned, claiming in his letter of resignation that his boss, Scott Bloch, is just carrying water for his political agenda. James Byrne, second in command at the embattled Office of Special Counsel, resigned his post effective today after leaving his boss, Scott J. Bloch, a stinging letter suggesting that Bloch's...

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POGO Alert - Deputy Criticizes Office of Special Counsel Scott Bloch in Resignation Letter, July 17, 2008 (Project On Government Oversight)

pam@pogo.org — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:36:51 GMT

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Beth Daley (202) 347-1122In an extraordinary swan song, U.S. Office of Special Counsel Deputy Jim Byrne issued a letter to his former boss Scott Bloch last week when he resigned making it clear where the agency's problems lie:"Upon my departure, I am obligated to note that the mission, independence, and very existence of the Office of Special Counsel are--and...

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POGO Letter - POGO’s letter to White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten urging the removal of Scott Bloch as U.S. Special Counsel, July 17, 2008 (Project On Government Oversight)

pam@pogo.org — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:58:58 GMT

July 17, 2008The Honorable Joshua BoltenChief of StaffThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Via facsimile: (202) 456-0192Dear Mr. Bolten:I am writing to urge you to remove the U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch from his position. Last Friday, the Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC) Deputy Jim Byrne resigned. His departure removes a vital barrier protecting the OSC’s...

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Chief Deputy Quits Amid Plummeting Morale At Office Of Special Counsel (TPMmuckraker)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:56:46 GMT

Is there anyone over at the Office of Special Counsel who is still loyal to thier boss, Scott Bloch? Apparently bad morale reaches all the way up Bloch's inner circle. The Special Counsel's top deputy, Jim Byrne, resigned yesterday and...

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Scott Bloch’s deputy resigns. (Think Progress)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:50:10 GMT

James Byrnes, the second in command at the Office of Special Counsel, announced his resignation yesterday. NPR reports that Byrnes allegedly quit “in protest over the way the office has been run under Special Counsel Scott Bloch.” The Office of Personnel Management has been “looking into claims that Mr. Bloch improperly retaliated against employees” who [...]

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A Little Too Close to Home [Talking Points Memo] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:34:51 GMT

DOJ has canceled its e-discovery training session for Scott Bloch's morale-boosting office retreat today, after TPMmuckraker reported about it last week. Bloch, you'll recall, is the head of the Office of Special Counsel who is alleged to have, among other...

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DOJ Cancels "E-Discovery" Training For Office of Special Counsel (TPMmuckraker)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:25:39 GMT

Today is U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch's big morale-boosting "retreat" over at a swanky hotel across the river in Alexandria, VA. As we noted last week, there was something a bit preposterous about the day's schedule -- Bloch hosting a...

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Hostile Work Environment & E-Discovery: OSC Gives On-the-job Lessons (EDD Blog Online)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:55:00 GMT

A retreat next week for the staff of the Office of Special Counsel at the Hotel Monaco in Alexandria, VA looks like it's going to be a doozy. Most curiously, according to the agenda , it seems Special Counsel Scott Bloch thinks his staff needs training on a "hostile work environment" (11:00-12:00) and the practice of e-discovery (13:05-14:30). A little background first. Bloch's...

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"Why Isn't The White House Letting Him Go?" (TPMmuckraker)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:44:57 GMT

Career officials are in open revolt over at the Office of Special Counsel. The underlings are outraged at their boss, Scott Bloch, who is under investigation by the FBI. The one man in the Bush Administration who is supposed to...

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Creeping Sockpuppetry [Talking Points Memo] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:04:07 GMT

Scott Bloch, if you'll recall, was among other things nominated for a Golden Duke for Outstanding Achievement in Corruption-based Chutzpah for taking his computer hard drive to Geeks on Call for a scrubbing to stymie investigators. Bloch is the head...

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Bloch Used Sockpuppets to Defend Himself (Blue Girl, Red State)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:05:00 GMT

I will do anything--ANYTHING--to be able to use this image again. That's Scott Bloch and "Mr. Krabs" from Spongebob Squarepants...separated at birth? Did you know that the head of the US Office of Special Council--Scott Bloch--used sockpuppets to defend himself against criticism? And that he may have done so in the Washington Post , the Topeka Capital-Journal , and the Lawrence...

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Will Bush Crony Scott Bloch's Gay-Hating Finally Catch Up with Him? The FBI is now investigating the man who declared war on equal protection for gays in federal workplaces. (Gay Opinion Blog)

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT

In early October 2004, five Democratic members of Congress called on President Bush to "take the necessary action" in regards to Scott Bloch, the head of the Office of Special Counsel. Bloch had refused "to enforce anti-discrimination protections for federal workers contradict[ing] Bush Administration policy to uphold former President Clinton's executive order banning discrimination...

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Grand Jury To Hear From Special Counsel Staff (Democratic Underground)

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:57:46 GMT

Source: [b]Congress Daily[/b] Tue. May 13, 2008 A grand jury investigating possible obstruction of justice and perjury charges against Special Counsel Scott Bloch will hear testimony today from three agency employees, according to sources familiar with the case. The testimony follows raids ...

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BUSH LEAGUE JUSTICE: Karl Rove Refuses To Testify In Siegelman Case (Hot Potato Mash)

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:47:23 GMT

Dan Abrams speaks with Don Siegelman and Scott Horton about Karl Rove's refusal to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Abrams also delves into the recent FBI raid of Scott Bloch's office -- the Chief of the US Office of Special Counsel -- and the relationship this has with the Siegelman case. Technorati Tags: Dan Abrams, Don Siegelman, recession

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Homo-hating Bush tool Scott Bloch shut down Rove investigation [Pam's House Blend - Front Page] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Rotten to the core. The stench eminating from the BushCo administration requires a gas mask at this point. The corrupt anti-gay head of the Office of Special Counsel, Scott Bloch, who allegedly employed Geek Squad to try scrub emails from his computer before the FBI took away his office and home computers, is a busy tool. While he was coming up with that ace cleansing project, he also...

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Will Bush Crony Scott Bloch's Gay-Hating Finally Catch Up with Him? (Alternet)

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:01 GMT

The FBI is now investigating the man who declared war on equal protection for gays in federal workplaces.

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