Administrations are changing. But Congress still wants to get to the bottom of the U.S. Attorney firings that tarnished the Justice Department. By Lisa Mascaro Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON – The untold story of the firing of Nevada’s former U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden may yet be unraveled. The House on Tuesday voted to continue a…
Satellite phones and caves. Blackberries and 8th Century ideology. Welcome to terrorism in the 21st century. By Kathy Shaidle FrontPageMagazine.com Following the Islamic terror attack in Mumbai, India in November, it was revealed that the tech-savvy terrorists used BlackBerries and Google Earth satellite-imaging to plan and carry out their atrocities. It was the latest example…
It’s hard to believe you can spend such long stretches behind bars without ever being charged with a crime. But here’s some tales. By ASHBY JONES The Wall Street Journal One can spend a long time in jail in the U.S. without ever being charged with a crime. It happened to H. Beatty Chadwick, a…
If any place in the city could use a fresh injection of life it’s Anacostia, the city’s often forgotten section. By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — After years of battling historic preservationists, the federal government won approval yesterday to build a massive headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security on a…
Just what everyone suspected for decades. Now a snitch is finally confirming it all. By JOHN MARZULLI New York Daily News NEW YORK — The corpse of John Gotti’s Howard Beach neighbor – murdered after he accidentally killed the gangster’s 12-year-old son in a traffic accident – was dissolved in a barrel of acid, an…
Obama is making some key legal appointments who are likely to reverse many substantial and controversial Bush policies. Here’s one of those people. By ERIC LICHTBLAU New York Times WASHINGTON – When Dawn Johnsen read a newly disclosed Justice Department legal opinion last April that blessed the president’s broad power to authorize rough interrogation tactics,…
This sheriff isn’t the first in the country to pocket money by skimping on meals. But in this case, the sheriff is paying the price. Now that Sheriff Greg Bartlett is locked up in his own jail, there’s a good chance the food will get better. You’d think. By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer DECATUR,…
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