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CREW RELEASES NEW REPORT -- WITHOUT A TRACE: THE MISSING WHITE HOUSE EMAILS AND THE VIOLATIONS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT
http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/27607

この部分は、けっこう笑える。ブッシュ政権の主張によると、純粋な「政治」活動に連邦政府機関の資源を使うわけにはいかないだろうってことかなあ。となると、ローブとかジェニングスってのは、公務時間中に純粋な「政治」活動をやってったってことか？

Hatch Act Excuse: The administration has claimed that Rove, Jennings and other staffers use RNC accounts to avoid violating the Hatch Act. This is untrue. The Hatch Act prohibits White House staff from using official resources for purely “political” purposes. “Political” refers to the president’s role as either a candidate for office or as the leader of his party. Email communications regarding presidential appointments for U.S. Attorney and Interior Department positions clearly fall within the PRA as making appointment is an official presidential function and does not relate to the president’s role as party leader.