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Philadelphia Inquirer Endorses Ex-U.S. Atty. Chris Christie For New Jersey Republican Gov. Primary
Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Page The contest to bear the Republican standard against the Democratic gubernatorial candidate has fallen into a familiar pattern for the New Jersey GOP: the hard-line conservative promising outright upheaval versus the establishment candidate espousing vague electability. The latter is CHRIS CHRISTIE, and The Inquirer endorses him in the Republican primary. Christie,…
FBI Role To Expand in Fighting Global Terrorism While Focusing More on Prosecutions
This approach seems fairer. Of course, Dick Cheney may not approve. By Josh Meyer Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The FBI and Justice Department are gearing up to significantly expand their role in global counterterrorism operations as part of a sharp U.S. policy turnabout, in which a system based primarily on clandestine detentions and interrogations will…
Interim Philly U.S. Attorney Abruptly Replaced
Interim U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid did some things that bothered people enough that they didn’t want to wait for her replacement. One thing involved a fundraiser. Another involved her attempt to merge the Organized Crime Strike Force into a larger unit. The result: Good bye Laurie Magid as U.S. Attorney. By Emilie Lounsberry and Robert…
Weekend Series on History: Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy vs. Jimmy Hoffa
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Ex- Mayor Marion Barry Remains the Teflon Dean of D.C. Politics; Avoids Jail Time for Tax Problems
This man clearly has nine lives. Once again, he dodges jail time. The legend lives on. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON –– A federal judge extended D.C. Council member Marion Barry’s probation for two more years, ruling that the former mayor violated the terms of his probation by failing to file…
Miami Feds Indict 11 Suspected Mobsters With Ties To N.Y. Bonanno Crime Family
The Sopranos tv series may have gone off the air, but the government says the traditional mob continues on. By DON JORDAN Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Nearly a dozen Palm Beach and Broward county residents were indicted today (Thursday) after federal prosecutors outlined their alleged roles in a organized crime ring specializing in fraud,…
Columnist Skeptical About Feds Terrorist Convictions in Miami
By Leonard Pitts Jr. Miami Herald Columnist Like the Mounties, they finally got their men. And all it took was three years, three trials and millions of taxpayer dollars. At that price, you’d like to feel a certain satisfaction from last week’s guilty verdict against five men from inner-city Miami who stood accused of conspiring…