Book Says Osama bin Laden Plotted to Kill Pres. Clinton in the Philippines in 1996

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –The U.S. Secret Service averted, at the last minute, a potential assassination attempt by Osama bin Laden on President Clinton in 1996 in the Philippines, according to a new book. The London  Telegraph reported on the matter, attributing the information to a book “The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs…

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Retired Secret Service Agent James Parker Who Guarded Pres. Ford During 2 Assassination Attempts Dies at Age 70

Parker Protected Pres. Ford/pres. library photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — James L. “Lee” Parker, a 34-year veteran of the U.S. Secret Service, who worked on presidential details including ones where attempts were made on President Ford’s life, died last month in Virginia at age 70, the Washington Post reported. The paper reported that…

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Update on America’s 2 Wealthy Jailbirds — Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– And now for a prison update on two of America’s most notable financial schemers. Bloomberg news reports that Bernie Madoff, 71, has been transferred from the medium-security facility at the Butner Correctional Complex in North Carolina to the prison’s medical center. Prison authorities confirmed that the move happened on…

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