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By: Senate Confirms 2 U.S. Attorneys for Iowa | Tickle The Wire

Senate Confirms 2 U.S. Attorneys for Iowa | Tickle The Wire — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:55:23 +0000

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By: Tickle The Wire » Obama Nominates 4 U.S. Attorneys Including One Whose Father is in Prison

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:56:07 +0000

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By: Lawlinebakcer

Lawlinebakcer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:25:13 +0000

I know it’s not unusual, but I’m more concerned over his lack of criminal experience.

I would think it would hold up his TS clearance.

By: Barb Bailey

Barb Bailey — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:23:51 +0000

Doesn’t this potential USA appointment create many situations that raise not only ethical challenges and issues but the appearance of ethical issues not to mention a great deal of unnecessary work to overcome those challenges? Is this the best candidate Iowa and Senator Harkin really have for this important job? His own firm won’t make him a partner but he gets nominated to lead a powerful group of high octane veteran prosecutors?

A young inexperienced attorney –whose resume appears to be mighty puny to begin with–is going to take over the same USA office that prosecuted his own father for a drug crime?

His father was brought down by a multi-agency Iowa drug task force the USA Office he will not lead works with on a daily basis?

His father was represented by the Federal Public Defender who routinely is assigned cases prosecuted by that same USA office?

His father was sentenced by a US Federal Judge in the same Federal District that the USA office works before?

Won’t these and many other situations cause his decisions and relationships to be questioned at every turn? Won’t he have to rescue himself in many important situations?

This young man appears to have overcome some great parental challenges to become an attorney. Good for him. But why does he have to be a USA at this point? Why put him in this untenable situation? Why put everyone else who works in important job in the USA office and law enforcement who bring in the bad guys not to mention the public in this “awkward” situation? The guy is only 35 and appears to have not much experience beyond being a friend of the Senator. If he is that great of talent –why not at least put him in a different District maybe Northern Iowa?

Isn’t there a controversy about Harkin’s other US Attorney nominee also?

What is Senator Harkin doing? With so many national issues for him to deal with is his head really in the game on these important kinds of Iowa appointments?

Looking over the Main Justice Blog –it appears most Senators nominated at least three names to the White House for these appointments. Why did Harkin only submit one name? Is this really teh bst Iowa has to offer?

By: Tickle The Wire » Iowa U.S. Atty. Candidate’s Father Serving Time for Meth Conviction

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:58:49 +0000

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