By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A DEA agent who was shot in the head last week in Afghanistan during a mission remains hospitalized in suburban D.C., but is expected to survive, according to someone familiar with the situation. Special agent Joe Piersante, a member of the Fast Team (Foreign Advisory Support Team), was seriously wounded in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite catching flack from critics, Vice President Joseph R. Biden will continue to charge the Secret Service rent for a cottage on his Delaware property so they can protect him, the Washington Times reports. The paper reports that a Nov. 2 purchase order shows Secret Service approved rent payments of $2,200…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now stay tuned for a federal prosecutorial nightmare. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that “court officials acknowledged Thursday that information revealed by the Tribune appears to show that a member of the federal jury that convicted Springfield power broker William Cellini concealed two felony convictions.” Generally, a convicted felon cannot…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Friday marks the official general release of the much awaited “J. Edgar” movie produced by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The reviews are mixed, so I thought I’d post some from papers around the country. The movie, way before its release, became controversial because of its suggestion that…
