U.S. Atty. in North Texas Stepping Down

Another U.S. Attorney fleeing before the curtain comes down on the Bush regime. By MAX B. BAKER Ft. Worth Star-Telegram U.S. Attorney Richard Roper is stepping down as the top federal prosecutor in North Texas to become a senior partner at a Dallas-based law firm, where he will handle white-collar fraud and corporate investigation cases….

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Immigration Officials Curbing Controversial Drugging of Deportees

The treatment of illegal immigrants remains a controversial issue in the U.S. Here’s the latest issue. By DIANNE SOLÍS The Dallas Morning News DALLAS — Federal immigration officials, over the past year, have dramatically curtailed the controversial practice of sedating deportees with powerful anti-psychotic medication. The move followed court challenges and a public outcry over…

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Mobsters, Corrupt Politicians and Terrorists Helped Round Out the Year for the FBI

By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – There was the Miami trial of the dirty bomber Joseph Padilla. The New York indictment of 62 mobsters with suspected ties to the Gambino, Genovese or Bonanno crime families. The Washington indictment and conviction of “Uncle Ted” Stevens, the longest serving Repulican senator. The discovery that scientist Bruce Ivins…

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Gov. Blagojevich Shows His Chutzpah: Defies Everyone and Fills Senate Seat

By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, defying conventional political wisdom — not to mention U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his own state Democratic Party — appointed a former longtime Illinois state official to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The appointment of former state comptroller and…

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