The subpoena has sent a message that the government is serious about getting to the bottom of the U.S. Attorney firings. By PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has subpoenaed records of former Sen. Pete Domenici, and prosecutors are preparing to interview an ex-aide to former White House political adviser Karl…
Police say the materials itself posed no danger, but it sounds like the person who had them might have. By Eric Russell Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine – In the wake of revelations that a Belfast man had a stash of potentially hazardous materials at his home when he was killed last December, state Public…
The signs of violence in this region are everywhere along the border. Here’s another example of how the violence is impacting American lives. By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO – A man suspected of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent last year by running him over with a drug-loaded Hummer was arrested Wednesday…
Of all the U.S. Attorney offices, this is one of the highest profile ones in the nation. The office is going after Bernie Madoff and Wall Street. By AMIR EFRATI Wall Street Journal The Obama administration is expected to nominate Preet Bharara, who investigated the firing of eight U.S. attorneys by President George W. Bush,…
President Obama inherited a mess: two wars, a failing economy a sky-high anxiety level around the country, and oh yes, a Justice Department that needed serious mending. He’s tasked Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. with reparing things at Justice. Can Holder do it? By Michael Weisskopf Time magazine WASHINGTON — Eric Holder Jr. was trained…
In every passing week, the level of disgust in the Bernie Madoff case rises. By Reuters BOSTON/NEW YORK – The wife of Bernard Madoff withdrew more than $15 million from an account linked to the accused swindler in the days before his arrest, Massachusetts authorities said on Wednesday, adding a new layer of intrigue to…
White powder scares have haunted the American landscape ever since 2001. Offices have been shut down with regularity, and there’s no end in sight. By The Associated Press EL PASO, Texas – The FBI headquarters in El Paso was evacuated Wednesday after two people in the mail room were exposed to a white powdery substance….
