Washington Times, June 4, 2004:
From the moment Mr. Hatch began the meeting, he struggled to get the quorum required to vote on a nominee. As soon as a quorum gathered, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, requested a private meeting to discuss accusations stemming from
Judge Saad's FBI background check.
Though several Republicans noted privately that the routine check had been completed more than six months ago and that no questions had arisen, Mr. Hatch acquiesced and removed the public and reporters to hold a meeting. During that meeting, Judge Saad's hopes of getting out of committee faded.
Although the closed-door meeting succeeded in delaying Judge Saad's nomination one more week, it failed to remain secret. The hearing was broadcast over the Internet because of apparent inadvertence on the part of Republican staffers. (Emphasis added.)
The byline: Charles Hurt. Oops.
Update by Kos:
churt@washingtontimes.com
In case you want to remind Mr. Hurt of his previous story.
Update II by Kos: Just woke up and have no idea what this is about? Start with this post, then scroll around the front page and read the multiple smackdowns delivered to the perpetrators of this smear effort against Reid.