Sounds like he is certainly qualified. And anyone who can quote Seinfeld episodes, as the author notes, can’t be all bad. By Steve Levin Fraud With Peril Congratulations to Jason M. Weinstein, who has been asked to serve as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division. AUSA Weinstein is a 1990 graduate of…
Sometimes you watch a game and figure the team just isn’t that good, that it keeps blowing big plays. Then once in a great while you find out the players really are blowing it on purpose. It’s always a sad day in sports when this happens. By MAUREEN FULTON The Toledo Blade TOLEDO — A…
There’s nothing wrong expressing displeasure over something. But there’s a point, particularly on an issue like this, where it’s time to move on. Belaboring the point only smells of partisan politics. And guess what? The country is still in big trouble. It’s best to suspend politics as usual and address the problems that matter to…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-Calif) expressed concern Wednesday about the need for better cooperation between DEA and border agencies to fight drug cartels. Responding to a Government Accountability Office report, the California Congresswoman said: “A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting the lack of interagency cooperation between our leading border and…
It’s always good to get a guilty plea when it comes to a brazen act like this. By The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to a felony count of illegal re-entry and a misdemeanor assault count in the 2002 beatings of two FBI agents who were attacked during…
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John Ashcroft is doing the smart thing, loading up his law firm with brand name attorneys. It can’t hurt. By Amir Efrati Wall Street Journal Law Blog John Ashcroft, the U.S. attorney general during President Bush’s first term – and noted singer of “Let the Eagle Soar” (YouTube clip below) – is spreading his wings….
I’ll say it again, it’s a good idea to investigate allegations of torture, but it will be extremely difficult to charge someone in this case. It just seems so difficult to not only find the right law that would apply, but one that would lead to a successful prosecution. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney General Eric…
