Dec 3rd, 2009 · The Government Accountability Office on Thursday released a report on politicization of the Justice Department's civil rights division during the Bush administration. At a congressional hearing on the report Thursday, Tom Perez, the new assistant attorney general for civil rights, said one of his most important missions is to fix what went wrong during the past eight years.
Dec 3rd, 2009 · During the Bush administration, career employees at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division told stories about unprecedented politicization. Now the government has released hard numbers to support those anecdotes.
Nov 28th, 2009 · Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy. Bernanke made the comments in an op-ed piece to appear in Sunday's Washington Post.
Jun 24th, 2009 · In this stimulating book, Oxford professor Margaret MacMillan exposes politicized manipulations of history and argues for the necessity of accurate understandings of the past.
Feb 2nd, 2009 · On Monday, the Justice Department undid a small part of the damage that top officials caused in a scandal of politicized hiring and firing during the Bush administration. The department rehired an attorney who was improperly removed from her job because she was rumored to be a lesbian.
Jan 26th, 2009 · Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday rejected critics' charges that he allowed the Justice Department to become politicized under his watch, telling NPR that he believes history will favorably judge his tenure. But he acknowledged having made mistakes.
Nov 10th, 2008 · The Justice Department is emerging from what many have called its most tumultuous period in decades. A new attorney general will have to restore the department's credibility and work to counter perceptions that law enforcement decisions have become politicized.
Jul 30th, 2008 · The Justice Department's Inspector General testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that politicized hiring at the department was not just a case of a few bad apples. However, he doubts anyone can be prosecuted for their actions.