Nov. 28, 2007--Scott Bloch runs the Office of Special Counsel, an agency charged with protecting government whistleblowers and enforcing a ban on federal employees engaging in partisan political activity. Mr. Bloch's agency is looking into whether Mr. Rove and other White House officials used government agencies to help re-elect Republicans in 2006. At the same time, Mr. Bloch has himself been under investigation since 2005. At the direction of the White House, the federal Office of Personnel Management's inspector general is looking into claims that Mr. Bloch improperly retaliated against employees and dismissed whistleblower cases without adequate examination. ... Mr. Bloch believes the White House may have a c onflict of interest in pressing the inquiry into his conduct while his office invesitages the White House Political operation. WSJ A5
--With the NFL regular season entering the home stretch [the WSJ] talked with two lawyers who in their proverbial spare time rally hometown fans from the sidelines, [Linda Rothstein cheering for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Heather Johnson moonlighting as a cheerleader for the Carolina Panthers]—WSJ B9
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