By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama is a busy guy with a lot of worries. So he might be excused when he commits a little Washington faux pas as he did last week during a town hall meeting with young people. While discussing “federal drug enforcement”, he mentioned the Justice Department and FBI,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI may be the nation’s premiere law enforcement agency — with a worldwide reputation — but in the end it’s made up of humans. And yes, humans do screw up. Over the years, we saw a drunk agent shoot up a freezer at a Las Vegas hotel. We…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Sept. 19th marked the second anniversary of the website ticklethewire.com. It’s been one interesting ride, starting up a new enterprise, trying to cover a subject I’ve had a fascination with since I started journalism. In the past two years, we’ve seen the good, the bad and very ugly. We…
