As if there wasn’t enough wild and crazy stuff happening in this town. Here’s the latest — a distraction to the Gov. Blagojevich scandal. FROM STNG WIRE REPORTS CHICAGO — A man suspected of robbing a bank in the Uptown neighborhood Monday morning was shot and seriously wounded by an FBI agent downtown near Loyola…
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It may be that this country is not quite ready to give up on the the great political race of 08. Or maybe it’s just a crazy arsonist? By The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An accelerant was poured around the exterior of Gov. Sarah Palin’s church before fire heavily damaged the building, federal investigators…
The end of a Hollywood-like life was a painful one for Anthony Pellicano. The only snooping he’ll be doing will be behind bars. By Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano was sentenced to 15 years in prison this afternoon for running an illegal wiretapping operation that gathered…
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For National Lampoon , the purveyor of humor, which owns interest in such classic films as Animal House, Monday was no laughing matter. The company’s chief Executive Daniel Laikin, 46, was among seven people charged in a stock fraud scheme that involved National Lampoon and two other companies that artificially inflated stock…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service said Monday that its agents responded “appropriately” to Sunday’s shoe throwing incident in Iraq involving President Bush, but the incident was under review. “We’re looking at the incident to see if there’s anything that we can do better,” said Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan. “We…
The Chicago Tribune’s decision to go to print may have cost prosecutors some other big fish in the scandal. By Cam Simpson Wall Street Journal CHICAGO — Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a crime from being committed. That…
Depending on your perspective, Thomas M. Tamm is a hero who exposed some wrongdoing at the highest levels of government. Or he’s a traitor who tried to undermine the war on terrorism. Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff presents a fascinating tale. By Michael Isikoff Newsweek WASHINGTON — Thomas M. Tamm was entrusted with some of the government’s…
