A "little-noticed" email revealed in the new Justice Department report about the department's politicized and illegal hiring practices. A May 17, 2005 directive from the White House political affairs office said: "We simply want to place as many of our Bush loyalists as possible." The email urged agency officials to find jobs for 108 people on a list of "priority candidates" who had "loyally served the president." |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.