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FBI Joins Probe of Racist Graffiti at Church, Election Polling Location
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has joined an investigation into racist graffiti spray-painted on a suburban Detroit church that also was serving as an Election Day poling place, the Associated Press reports. Bishop-Elect James Richard Evans Sr. said he believes the graffiti, which included an anti-black slur, was intended to intimidate voters. Racial problems are…
Jared Loughner Gets 7 Consecutive Life Sentences in Arizona Mass Killings
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Crazed gunman Jared Loughner, who killed six people in 2011 including a federal judge and wounded 13 including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was sentenced Thursday in Tucson to seven consecutive life sentences. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns on Thursday called the sentence “astronomical” and “justified” because Loughner, 24, “knew what he was…
Controversy Brewing in New Orleans Over Allegations Prosecutor Posted Harsh Comments Online Under “Eweman”
By John Simerman New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Two of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s strongest backers in Washington expressed concern Wednesday about the recent allegation that a second top prosecutor in his office had posted intemperate remarks online taking bitter aim at targets of federal probes. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. and Sen. David Vitter,…
FBI Agent, Reporter Published Book About Bizarre Heist
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired FBI agent and newspaper reporter have written a book about the bizarre bank heist involving a pipe bomb that exploded around the neck of a pizza delivery driver, the Associated Press reports. The book, “Pizza Bomber: The Untold Story of America’s Most Shocking Bank Robbery,” was released Tuesday. The idea…
Autopsy: Border Patrol Agent Died from Gunshot to Head During Suspected Friendly Fire Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A long-awaited autopsy has revealed that a U.S. Border Patrol agent died of a gunshot wound to the head by what federal authorities describe as friendly fire along the Arizona-Mexico border, CNN reports. The report, released Wednesday, shows that Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, of Provo, Utah, died Oct. 2 by a “penetrating…
Legalization of Marijuana in Two States Could Spark a Clash with Federal Authorities
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When voters approved ballot language to legalize recreational use of pot Tuesday, they set the stage for a showdown with federal authorities, the Associated Press reports. Pot advocates and opponents are closely watching Washington state and Colorado to see how federal authorities respond to decriminalization. Federal law still prohibits the use of…
President Obama Sets Up Federal Partnership to Combat Homeland Security Challenges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama has assembled a feral partnership among law enforcement agencies to improve homeland security, Courthouse News Service reports. The White House Homeland Security Partnership Council and Steering Committee will include the Justice Department, State Department and Homeland Security. A total of 19 agencies will be represented, the Courthouse News Service wrote….
We stopped in late December at Lager Oberhofen in Alsace to
A full “Sugarloaf” hound (by Bill Reid) this dog killed 10 reds in 10 sucessive races ahead of his pack of eleven good Julys and did it from 50 to 500 yards ahead of all others. Thirty six hounds were with him in 3 races and he did the work without noticing the others https://www.2014parka.com,…