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Bush Orders Miers to Defy House Committee's Subpoena
For President Bush, one witness under oath was plenty. Former political director Sara Taylor was still hours from her subpoenaed appearance before a congressional panel when the White House canceled Harriet Miers'. The letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., was the latest shot in a broader battle over the boundaries of Bush's executive power and Congress' duty to conduct oversight. The exchange nudged all sides closer to contempt of Congress citations and perhaps federal court.