The White House will nominate James Cole as deputy attorney general later Friday, filling a slot that has been vacant for months. Cole was a special counsel to the House ethics committee in 1997 as it investigated allegations that then-House speaker Newt Gingrich used tax-exempt money for partisan purposes. Gingrich was fined $300,000 and was reprimanded by the House. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.