Atheists file FOIA action to demand release of "Dobsongate" materials

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ATHEISTS FILE FOIA ACTION TO DEMAND RELEASE OF "DOBSONGATE" MATERIALS
http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/court40.htm

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American Atheists today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action with the White House to force disclosure of materials linked to the unwinding "Dobsongate" scandal and possible leak of confidential information by Bush senior advisor Karl Rove.

This comes as the story about how key religious right leaders were provided with potentially sensitive information about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is gaining "traction" in mainstream news media and even on Capitol Hill. The Senate Judiciary Committee has faced obstacles in obtaining information about President Bush's prospective appointees to the high court, including current Chief Justice John Roberts and Ms. Miers who has served as White House counsel.

Dobson, a key religious right figure who has generally supported the Bush cultural and political agenda, was originally cool to the Miers nomination. Last week he told reporters that he was made "privy" to "confidential" information following contact with the White House, however, and quickly came out in support of the 60-year old lawyer who has had no judicial experience. Many conservatives are questioning the selection of Harrier Miers for the high court, and some feel that Bush should have named a more ideologically strident and reliable candidate.

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