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U.S. Attorney David Kelley of New York City, who has concentrated on prosecuting rich white-collar criminals, has been assigned to investigate the young Republican aide accused of reading confidential Democratic communications. Manuel Miranda, who formerly advised Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on judicial confirmations, was fired after he uncovered Democratic plans to scuttle President Bush's nominations. Sen. Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Frist refused to support Miranda. Miranda, a young father and husband, is currently unemployed. While many conservatives consider him a hero for uncovering the plans revolving around Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Miranda now could...

A Senate Judiciary Committee lawyer urged Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to use the judicial-confirmation process to affect an affirmative-action case to which she once had been a party. (snip) The leaders of several conservative judiciary groups noted that they specifically have asked Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican, to investigate the matter, especially because the 6th Circuit covers his home state. Frist spokeswoman Amy Call was not familiar with the matter and did not return a phone call seeking comment.

From the AP: _________________________________________________________ Report on Judiciary memo snooping likely topic of Thursday meeting JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press March 3, 2004 Senate investigators wrapped up their probe Wednesday into how Democratic computer memos on judicial nominees got into GOP hands as senators prepared for a public debate on who's to blame. Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont got a private briefing by Sergeant-at-Arms William Pickle and his investigators. The committee is expected to hash out the report at a Thursday hearing. But it was not yet clear when or if the report,...

TVC Weekly News: Senate Majority Leader Loses Top Aide Over Democrat Memos Summary: Senate Republicans have lost a faithful man over the exposure of memos showing collusion between Senate Democrats and leftist special interest groups over Bush's judicial nominees. Manuel Miranda, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-TN) staff lawyer has resigned under pressure for his role in exposing memos from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee showing collusion over President Bush's judicial nominees. Democrats have successfully turned attention away from the content of the memos-and possible ethics violations-to focus attention on the whistleblowers who exposed the collusion. The Coalition for...

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- A key figure in the scandal surrounding the release of documents that suggest Senate Democrats colluded with liberal special interest groups to defeat President Bush's judicial nominees resigned on Monday and immediately filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee. Manuel Miranda, counsel to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), issued a departure statement explaining that he left his position so that he could "speak freely" about the investigation conducted by Sergeant at Arms William Pickle. Miranda questioned why the Democrats directed the inquiry to the office of the Sergeant at Arms that had never previously...

<p>The Sound of Silence Why is the press ignoring what the Democratic Judiciary memos say?</p> <p>A young man in Washington is in danger of losing his job because of something The Wall Street Journal's editorial page published, which prompts me to say, in his defense: He didn't do it.</p>