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    • Judges' low opinion of auditors

      Posted by SoxFirst

      Here’s a warning for auditors: researchers have found that judges now have a low opinion of them and they will no longer take the excuse that a bad set of accounts is management’s responsibility. That means more auditors will be taken to court and put out of business.

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      Money trails lead to Bush judges

      Posted by Jeff from Rawstory

      "A four-month investigation of Bush-appointed judges by the Center for Investigative Reporting," writes Will Evans, "reveals that six appellate court judges and 18 district court judges contributed a total of more than $44,000 to politicians who were influential in their appointments."

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    • President Set to Renominate Five for Appeals Courts

      Posted by Billbar from New York Times

      the White House move cheered conservatives, who make up an important part of Mr. Bush’s political base and are passionate about putting conservatives on the bench. The battle over the judiciary was a big feature of the 2004 Congressional campaigns, and conservatives are eager to replay that fight. “This is nothing more than a ploy to gin up the base in this critical election year,” Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, said in a statement.

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    • Ivins: The New 'Activist' Judges

      Posted by Billbar from Alternet

      Conservatives in this country have been yipping in chorus for years about "activist judges," and frankly, like fools, many of you bought into the phony political rhetoric about those terrible jurists. Honestly, people, haven't you figured out what this is all about yet? Money. The conservatives are in a snit about "liberal courts" because of money. Corporations being prosecuted for breaking the law! Tobacco companies forced to pay huge fines! Oil and chemical companies made to pay for cleanup at Superfund sites! Oh, the horror, the horror.

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