As expected U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan not only voided the conviction of ex-Senator Ted Stevens but he publicly criticized the Justice Department for its embarrassing execution of the case. This isn’t the end of all this. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A federal judge this morning tossed out…
I have struggled with writing this column lately. Every time I have settled on something I want to say, a national event has dumped some cold water on my tentative muse. Like most Americans, I find the swirl of daily calamitous economic, political and news in general, depressing and intimidating. I also believe there is…
In Chicago politics, where ever there’s smoke, at minimum, there’s more smoke. We’ll see if there’s any fire here. This probe could still have more legs. NATASHA KORECKI AND FRAN SPIELMAN Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — Federal authorities have asked U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson (D.-Ill) why former Gov. Rod Blagojevich believed he would get campaign cash…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — They’re getting up there in age, but the Justice Department continues to take action against Nazi guards living in the U.S. The lastest effort is against Anton Geiser, 84, of Sharon, Pa., who authorities say served as an armed SS guard at two Nazi concentration camps in Germany during…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney Deborah Rhodes of Alabama’s Southern District in Mobile becomes the latest U.S. Attorney to step down. The Press-Register in Alabama reported that the prosecutor will step down April 17. Rhodes assumed the position initially on an interim basis in 2005 after U.S. Attorney David York resigned “amid allegations of…
