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I recently found my videotape of a lecture given by Hugh Sprunt in 1997 about the Vincent Foster case. Go to Google, go to the video section and search for "Hugh Sprunt". You will get links to all 15 parts of the lecture.

Tonight's "Hannity's America" discussed a small part of the Vincent Foster death involving some of the unanswered questions regarding what happened to various documents after his death. Regarding the "Hannity's America" segment scheduled for next weekend on the Vincent Foster death, which supposedly will examine the details of the death itself, a good presentation by Hannity would begin as follows: Several federal agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Park Police and two Independent Counsels, Robert Fiske and then Kenneth Starr, all using FBI agents in their respective investigations, concluded that on July 20, 1993, Vincent Foster committed...

<p>FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON ON NOT CAPTURING BIN LADEN: 'At least I tried. That's the difference between me and some, including all the right wingers. They ridicule me for trying. They had eight months to try, they did not try. I tried. So I tried and failed'...</p>

Some observers have compared the White House’s handling of Dick Cheney’s accident to Vince Foster’s suspicious death in the summer of 1993. This comparison has been drawn mostly on the basis of delays in disclosure in both cases.We know now the Clinton White House actively withheld information on this regrettable incident from the press, starting with the initial delay while they apparently worked on a major cover up. Numerous problems with the investigation ensued and serious misconduct was later exposed. White House Chief Counsel Bernard Nussbaum was eventually rebuked for mishandling this matter.To test this comparison I researched reporting done on...

about the media uproar over the 18-hour delay in public disclosure of VP Cheney's hunting accident: Flashback...CNN All Politics, Aug. 27, 1996 WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Aug. 27) -- The same day Hillary Clinton was scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention, newly released documents suggest she was behind the 30-hour delay in releasing late White House counsel Vincent Foster's suicide note to authorities.

Laura Bush says Hillary 'out of bounds' Sat Feb 11 2006 11:42:42 ET From ABC interview of Laura Bush at Winter Olympics today: Q Before I let you go, one political question, because I'll get fired if I don’t ask at least one political question. The ceremony for Coretta Scott King was just so moving, all the speakers at that. Hillary Clinton has now taken a little bit of the forefront. And I know that you all travel together, and just a week before, she had some very harsh words about this administration, saying it could be one of the...

For your entertainment pleasure, you can hear the audio recording of the oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in my Vincent Foster Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. You can stream it or download it from: http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/1675/resources Regards, Allan J. Favishwww.allanfavish.com

HILLARY'S SECRET WAR The real Ken Starr Posted: July 15, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: The following is an eye-opening look into New York Times best-selling author Richard Poe's revealing book, "Hillary's Secret War." Whereas Edward Klein's book on the New York senator reveals previously unknown aspects of her personal life, Poe's expose focuses on how Hillary Clinton and the left's "shadow government" have labored to put her and her far-left agenda in the White House by controlling the still-uncensored flow of real news to Americans – via the Internet.If that sounds too fantastic to be true, read on....

HILLARY'S SECRET WAR The real story behindthe Clinton body count Posted: July 13, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: The following is an eye-opening look into New York Times best-selling author Richard Poe's revealing book, "Hillary's Secret War." Whereas Edward Klein's book on the New York senator reveals previously unknown aspects of her personal life, Poe's expose focuses on how Hillary Clinton and the left's "shadow government" have labored to put her and her far-left agenda in the White House by controlling the still-uncensored flow of real news to Americans – via the Internet.If that sounds too fantastic to be...

Wow! I cannot believe it. There are new Freepers who not only believe that Vince Foster committed suicide, but think that those who believe he was murdered are space cadets. (Link to post, I am reacting to.) This prompts me to resurrect my Foster op-ed contest that I proposed years ago when I was posting to a closed list. (JimRob was also a poster there.) My problem with many of the things being posted then about Foster were that they were just to complicated to summarize briefly. I suggested that people post op-ed length articles that might cause casual readers...

This is an image of a copy of a birthday card found by US Park Police in Vincent Foster's "family" Honda Accord in the Fort Marcy Park parking lot on July 20, 1993 (the day Foster was found dead). The material was made available through a Freedom Of Information Act suit prosecuted by Accuracy in Media against the US Park Service. Here is a enlargement of the lower-right corner of the card, containing a hand-written greeting. Notice that the name(s) of the sender(s) of the card have apparently been redacted by government officials. The significance of this card in the...

President Clinton's new presidential library, which is being dedicated at a gala ceremony today, has already triggered a politically charged battle over whether the museum's exhibits present a skewed view of history. The $165 million facility opened yesterday for brief tours by members of the press. Reporters quickly noted that the exhibits present Mr. Clinton in a uniformly flattering light, while omitting or downplaying facts that the former president and his allies might view as inconvenient. At several points, the museum's displays also disparage Mr. Clinton's political adversaries. An alcove entitled "The Fight for Power" depicts Mr. Clinton's impeachment as...

Bill Clinton's newly opening library is in denial, which is not the same as saying there's no reason to clap your hands about the place, including its 80 million items soon to be available to scholars and a terrific quote taken from Clinton's first inaugural. "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America," the quote says, according to a news account that tells us that it is found at the start of a timeline of the Clinton presidency. The words have the virtue of speaking truth and of calling us to our...

        Electronic Telegraph / FR archives5/22/95 Ambrose Evans-Pritchard THE mystery over the death of the White House aide Vincent Foster is getting deeper. Records shown to the Telegraph reveal that he had clandestine dealings in Switzerland, and even purchased an airline ticket to Geneva just three weeks before his death. Foster's travels have never come under scrutiny before. Two investigations have concluded that he shot himself on July 20, 1993, because he was upset over harsh editorials in the Wall Street Journal and other mundane matters. But his trips abroad have come as a total surprise to...

The Vince Foster Case - an interview with Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Electronic Telegraph 19 March 1997 Ambrose Evans-Pritchard George Putnam: The internationally-famed Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, one of the top reporters in the world. He writes for the London Sunday Telegraph (sic). He has covered this overall story - of Clinton, the fiasco in the White House - he has concentrated on the Vince Foster story. I asked Ray Briem to come into the studio early to engage in this conversation with Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, for whom we have the greatest respect. It's fascinating, a week ago Sunday that there was a scurrilous attack...

There can be no doubt that we live in one of the most tumultuous political climates of the nation's history, a climate where politicians can be toppled on a whim, election results disputed in the country's highest courts, and governors unceremoniously recalled. It's enough to leave even the most cynical voter asking, how did this happen? Harry Thomason and Nickolas Perry's incendiary documentary, based on the best-selling book by Gene Lyons and Joe Conason, offers a glimpse at the genesis of these partisan vendettas and explores the myths and truths behind the nearly 10-year campaign to systematically destroy the political...

On May 17, 2004, the Supreme Court denied my petition for rehearing in my Vincent Foster FOIA case without any explanation and ordered me to pay over $2,000.00 in costs to the Government and to Foster's widow. About $1,700.00 to the Government for printing costs and $300.00 to Foster's widow for filing costs. The judgments and orders are in the Foster section of my web site. You can read my petition at the Foster section of my web site (it is only 10 short pages). The direct link to it is: http://www.allanfavish.com/pet_for_rehearing.pdf My more detailed version at my web site,...

Kerry comes to town If Arkansas is a battleground state in the 2004 presidential race, John Kerry officially enters the combat zone next Wednesday, when he arrives in Little Rock for a fund-raising event and at least one public appearance. The Massachusetts senator will be feted at Kaki Hockersmith's Edgehill home on the evening of May 12. All of the Democratic members of the Arkansas congressional delegation will be on the host committee, along with Gen. Wesley Clark, Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, Woody Bassett, Beth and Mike Coulson, and other assorted dignitaries and deep-pocketed donors. An individual ticket will...

My petition for rehearing http://www.allanfavish.com/pet_for_rehearing.pdf (62 KB) received by the Supreme Court on this date. The petition is shorter than my full response of April 10 that was posted to my web site because Supreme Court rules limited the petition to 10 smaller-than-standard sized pages. The purpose for the petition was to set the record straight given that the chances of a rehearing are slim to none. Regards, Allan J. Favishhttp://www.allanfavish.com

My response to the Supreme Court's opinion in my Vincent Foster Freedom of Information Act case is now at my web site at http://www.allanfavish.com/ajf_response_to_decision.htm Read what the media didn't tell you about the opinion. You won't believe your eyes. Regards, Allan J. Favishhttp://www.allanfavish.com

The Supreme Court ruled today the federal government does not have to release four photos of former White House lawyer Vince Foster's dead body because it would cause pain to his family and intrude on their privacy. The decision, which was unanimous, was the result of a request by attorney Allan Favish under the Freedom of Information Act for the release of autopsy and death-scene photos. Favish's request was part of his investigation into Foster's 1993 death, which has been officially ruled a suicide. Foster was a personal friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton and was working on several legal...

This case was about family members' right to privacy, which they claimed was codified as an exception to the disclosure requirement in the FOIA statute v. Favish's right to see some post-death pictures of Vince Foster. Favish lost today in an unanimous decision authored by Justice Kennedy. Thought I'd let people know because while I haven't seen any posts from him lately, Favish used to be a Freeper. File in PDF above - I still can't figure out how to convert it to regular text.

Supreme Court Permits Withholding of Vincent Foster Photographs By Gina Holland Associated Press Writer Published: Mar 30, 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government does not have to release 11-year-old photographs from the suicide of Clinton administration White House lawyer Vincent Foster because it would cause his family pain and intrude on their privacy. The unanimous decision makes it more difficult to use a public records law to access federal law enforcement records from autopsies and death scenes. Justices said the privacy rights of survivors must be balanced against the public's right to information. A...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that four death-scene photographs of Vince Foster, the deputy White House counsel who killed himself in 1993, should not be released under the freedom of information law.The top court agreed with government arguments that the photographs taken by the police were exempt from disclosure because their release would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy for Foster's surviving family members. Justice Anthony Kennedy said the Foster family's privacy interest outweighed the public interest in disclosure. "Family members have a personal stake in honoring and mourning their dead and objecting...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government does not have to release 11-year-old photographs from the suicide of Clinton administration White House lawyer Vincent Foster.</p> <p>The unanimous decision makes it more difficult to use a public records law to access law enforcement records. Justices said the privacy rights of survivors outweigh the benefits of releasing some photographs.</p>

Now the Supreme Court is deciding Alan Favish's Freedom Of Infomation Act suit against the government to obtain scene photographs of Vincent Foster's body and its immediate surroundings at Fort Marcy Park. Judging from the briefs and the oral argument, this case should be a no-brainer. The FOIA is designed to compel government to disclose. The privacy argument of "the Foster family" is based upon emotionalism and fraud (typical of Clinton acolytes). The privacy exemption in the FOIA law is a personal exemption; it does not pertain after the subject of the government record has passed on. Why, then, did...

The official transcript of the Supreme Court oral argument from December 3, 2003 in Office of Independent Counsel v. Allan J. Favish (Vince Foster FOIA Case) is now available at the Supreme Court's website at:http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts.html The transcript is an Acrobat PDF file that is 159 KB. Here is a direct link to it:http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/02-954.pdf Regards, Allan J. Favishhttp://www.allanfavish.com

The following is posted with hyperlinks in the Foster section of my website in the table entry dated December 3, 2003 for my FOIA case: Less than an hour after the oral argument I held a 25-minute press conference on the Supreme Court steps that was broadcast in its entirety by C-SPAN on its "America and the Courts" program on Saturday, December 6, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. (PT). The program is available in streaming video at http://www.c-span.org. The streaming video is 52 minutes, eleven seconds in length. My press conference was second on the video, beginning at 25 minutes, 18...

Supreme Court whitewash? Posted: December 11, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The Associated Press story covering the Supreme Court hearing on requested release of Vincent Foster crime-scene photos read as follows: "Five government investigations concluded that White House attorney Vincent Foster's death in 1993 was a suicide." Not true. There haven't been five government investigations. In fact, there hasn't been even one real government investigation. Instead, there have been five cover-ups, all using the same tainted evidence and the same tainted investigators. Attorney Allan Favish believes the public may learn something from 10 unreleased police photos of Foster and has taken...

Tonight on C-SPAN's America and the Courts, attorney and FReeper Allan J. Favish speaks to the press after arguing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for the release of crime scene photos of Vince Foster taken where the former Clinton White House deputy counsel was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, Va. in 1993.America and the Courts runs tonight from 7 p.m. to 7 :55 p.m. EST. Mr. Favish's segment will be played second after another courthouse steps press conference.

Justices grill man who wants Foster photos Lawyer believes Clinton White House aide was murdered From Bill MearsCNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) --Supreme Court justices sharply grilled a lawyer Wednesday who wants access to 10 police photos taken when the body of Clinton White House lawyer Vince Foster was discovered in 1993.Several government investigations concluded Foster killed himself, but conspiracy theories persist that he was murdered as a part of a government conspiracy.In a case with legal, political and personal implications, the court will decide whether the public's right to access graphic evidence related to a closed government investigation outweighs...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 — Although Vincent W. Foster Jr., the Clinton administration's deputy White House counsel, killed himself more than 10 years ago, the controversy provoked by his death has yet to run its course. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday on whether the Freedom of Information Act obliges the government to make public the graphic photographs that the police took of the death scene in Fort Marcy Park in McLean, Va. The question was whether the release of the photographs, sought by a California lawyer who questions the official conclusion that the death was a suicide, would be...

<p>The Supreme Court was told yesterday that it would be ghoulish to force the government to release decade-old photos of the body of a White House attorney who investigators say killed himself.</p> <p>If the court demands the release of the 10 pictures of Vincent Foster, it would set precedent for the Internet posting of autopsy photographs of U.S. soldiers killed overseas and public access to other private records, a Bush administration attorney argued.</p>

Major media outlets reported Wednesday on the Supreme Court hearing of California lawyer Allan Favish's case that government photographs of Vincent Foster’s death scene be released for public viewing. The media report that no fewer than five investigations have found that Foster committed suicide because he was depressed. But despite 10 years of denial by the major media, the Foster case has not “closed” – as the Supreme Court hearing Wednesday demonstrated. The case won’t close because of the failure of authorities to make full disclosure – and to conduct a full investigation into the case, including a complete autopsy....

<p>WASHINGTON -- In a hearing featuring as much emotion as law, the Supreme Court yesterday explored the delicate issue of public disclosure of death scene photos and autopsy reports that surviving family members want kept secret.</p> <p>The case focuses on four photographs of the body of Vincent W. Foster Jr., a former White House aide in the Clinton administration who committed suicide. But the hearing ranged far from that, touching on privacy issues surrounding the deaths of US soldiers overseas and the identification of body parts after the World Trade Center attacks in 2001. When the justices looked at the narrow legal issue before them, they pondered whether the federal Freedom of Information Act was designed to protect the privacy only of individuals who figure in government photos or reports, or also protects the privacy interests of surviving relatives when federal files contain the sometimes gruesome images of death.</p>

Received another heads up from Kristinn: If you missed Allan J Favish on FOX news tonight, he will also be appearing on CNN's Paula Zhan Show at 8:00pm ET. This is in regards to his arguments before the Supreme Court in his attempts to get certain Ft. Marcy Park death investigation photos of Vince Foster released.

Received a heads up from Kristinn: FReeper Allan Favish argued in front of the Supreme Court today about the Vince Foster photos. Allan is scheduled to be on The Big Story with John Gibson at 5 p.m. EST today to talk about it.

<p>December 3, 2003 -- LOS ANGELES - Five government investigations concluded that White House attorney Vincent Foster's death in 1993 was a suicide. But a Clinton antagonist suspects murder and is demanding to see 10 of the police photos.</p> <p>Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to release them, in a potentially precedent-setting case pitting the public's right to know against the Foster family's privacy.</p>

Supreme Court to Decide on Foster Photos Tue Dec 2, 2:47 PM ET By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES - Five government investigations concluded that White House attorney Vincent Foster's death in 1993 was a suicide. But Allan Favish, a Clinton antagonist from Southern California, suspects murder and is demanding to see 10 of the police photos. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) will hear arguments on whether to release those photographs, in a potentially precedent-setting case pitting the public's right to know against the Foster family's privacy. The family does not want the...

Supreme Court to Decide on Foster Photos LOS ANGELES - Five government investigations concluded that White House attorney Vincent Foster's death in 1993 was a suicide. But Allan Favish, a Clinton antagonist from Southern California, suspects murder and is demanding to see 10 of the police photos. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) will hear arguments on whether to release those photographs, in a potentially precedent-setting case pitting the public's right to know against the Foster family's privacy. The family does not want the pictures of the body released. The case is more than a battle...

Here is an excerpt from the United States Department of Justice web site description of my case, found at http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/2003foiapost17.htm: Foster's death quickly became the object of much speculation and conspiracy-laden theorizing, fueled by the Whitewater-related scandals of the Clinton Administration, and it ultimately was the subject of no fewer than five separate official investigations, including those undertaken by two Independent Counsels. This in turn inevitably led to the filing of multiple FOIA requests for records pertaining to it, principally those held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of Independent Counsel, and the National Park Service. One requester,...

The final briefs by the OIC and Foster's widow are now in the Foster section of my web site. Oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court is December 3, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. Regards, Allan J. Favishhttp://www.allanfavish.com

Supreme Court debate heats up over Fosters By Kara Covington - Sierra Times.com The Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed an Amici Curiae or a Friend of the Court Brief with the United States Supreme Court asking them to release the photographs taken of former Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster after his alleged suicide. Foster’s family is asking the high court keep the photos sealed due to privacy issues. The RCFP is arguing Exemption 7(C) to the Freedom of Information Act which states, “[The act] exempts from disclosure records or information compiled for law enforcement...

Oral argument in my Vincent Foster Freedom of Information Act lawsuit is set to be orally argued before the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. Details about the case are in the Foster section of my web site. Regards, Allan J. Favishhttp://www.allanfavish.com

Transcript Since July 20, 1993, when the body of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster was found at Fort Marcy Park, the American government, and more importantly, the American press, have concealed the true facts of the death from the American people. Now, ten years later, we hear from the leading government investigator that Foster did not die the way officials have said. We now learn firsthand – from the person in charge of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's Foster death investigation – that Starr's investigation was a sham and that its conclusion was determined even before the investigation even began....

In my Freedom of Information Act action to obtain Vincent Foster photographs, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, a few days ago I posted to my web site, an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief filed in support of my position by the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons and Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. Now a second amicus brief in support of my position is posted from the following organizations: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press American Society of Newspaper Editors Radio-Television News Directors Association Society of Professional Journalists Association of Alternative Newsweeklies National Press...

The opening brief on the merits of the case before the U.S. Supreme Court by the Office of Independent Counsel, represented by the Solicitor General, and the opening brief by Foster's widow and one of his sisters are now posted in the Foster section of my web site. Also posted is my brief on the merits in response. They will now have about 30 days to file reply briefs and that will end the briefing. The next stage will be oral argument, as yet unscheduled, but probably to occur in November, December or January. The case will be decided in...

Transcript of latest Miquel Rodriguez audio CD Transcript Miquel Rodriguez: My name is Miquel Rodriguez, 650 Capitol Mall, Office of U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, 95814 Narrator: That was the voice of United States attorney Miquel Rodriquez. Since July 20, 1993, when the body of Deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster was found at Fort Marcy Park, the American government and more importantly, the American press, have concealed the true facts of the death from the American people. Miquel Rodriguez, the lead investigator of Foster's death for independent counsel Kenneth Starr, spoke to over 100 journalists. One journalist, Steve Labaton, of the...

Sunday, July 20, will be 10 years since White House deputy counsel Vince Foster was found dead in Ft. Marcy park. The media say he killed himself, but at 4 p.m. Sunday, Patrick Knowlton, a key eyewitness, will be at Ft. Marcy to reveal his evidence that proves it was murder! A free CD-recording of an investigator hired by Kenneth Starr who quit rather than be part of the cover-up will be available. To get to Ft. Marcy, go west on the George Washington Parkway. It is four miles west of the Key Bridge, and you can only enter the...

The death of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster – one of the most bizarre events of the Clinton years – was ruled a suicide by two independent counsels and considered a closed case by the mainstream media. Any suggestion that officials covered up the "murder" of Bill and Hillary Clinton's loyal aide and close friend has invited only scorn from lawmakers. Just a handful of media outlets have ever followed up on evidence and testimony from witnesses that contradict the conclusions of government investigators Robert Fiske and Kenneth Starr. But as the 10th anniversary of the July 20, 1993,...