Weekend Entertainment: Sacha Baron Cohen Interviews Real Terrorist in New Movie “Bruno”
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2009
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Pres. Obama Nominates 6 U.S. Attys. Including Son of Sen. And 1st Woman U.S. Atty. in Hawaii
Ohio nominee Steven Dettelbach By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – President Obama on Friday announced nominees for six U.S. Attorney posts. The nominees included the first woman U.S. Attorney in Hawaii and the son of a state senator in South Dakota. In Hawaii, the president nominated Florence T. Nakakuni, 57, an assistant U.S. Attorney in…
Stinging Report Says Bush White House Kept Justice Dept. Lawyers in the Dark on Warrantless Wiretaps
There’s no sugar coating the ugly truth about the way things were handled. The biting report also confirms outsiders’ suspicions that the White House undermined the Justice Department’s mission. By Carrie Johnson and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Bush White House so strictly controlled access to its warrantless eavesdropping program that…
Sen. Hagan Submits 3 Names For N.C. U.S. Atty
U.S. Atty. George Holding Interesting that the senator wants the U.S. Attorney Holding to stay in office and handle certain public corruption cases. Good or bad idea? By WRAL.com RALEIGH, N.C. – U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on Friday submitted three names to President Barack Obama for U.S. attorney in the federal court system’s Eastern District…
El Paso FBI Agent Indicted on Charges of Selling Weapons Without a License and Lying
Not a good idea to break the law, particularly when you’re an FBI agent. Not only do you get jammed up in the legal system, but it becomes fodder for news organizations. And oh yes, there’s always a good chance you’re going to lose your job. By Adriana M. Chávez El Paso Times EL PASO,…
FBI in Calif. Looks into Anti-Arab Hate Crime That Ends in Death
There’s not much that can be said about the ugliness of hate crimes. It’s one thing to spout ignorant, hateful words, but it’s another thing when it results in death. By David Kelly Los Angeles Times YERMO, Calif. — Hadie Mohd last saw his father as he headed out to the family’s vacated home to…
Boston Mobster Says “Whitey” Bulger Was Jealous of Him Spending Time With Girlfriend
The mob drama continued to unfold in a Boston courtroom like a classic Soprano TV episode. Some families are suing the government, saying it should have done something to stop some mobsters/FBI informants from killing. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe BOSTON — Notorious gangster Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified yesterday that when he started spending…
Some DEA Agents Are Being Sent to Afghanistan Against Their Will
It’s bad policy to send workers on dangerous assignments against their will and threaten them if they don’t want to go. The DEA needs to offer incentives, not punishment. There’s no better way to kill morale. By Marisa Taylor McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has removed an agent from his pilot duties…