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Homeland Security Responds to Post Story on Illegal Immigrants Cleaning Chertoff’s Home
Russ Knocke Department of Homeland Security spokesman WASHINGTON — Every contractor in the United States has the responsibility of ensuring their workers are legal. As customers, the Chertoffs obtained assurances from Mr. Reid that any personnel he dispatched to their home were authorized to work in the United States. As soon as the Chertoffs learned…
Sen. Specter Wants to Slow Atty. Gen. Confirmation of Holder; Cites Concerns About Marc Rich Pardon
The prevailing wisdom is that Eric Holder will be confirmed as the new Attorney General come early 2009. But the prevailing wisdom is also that some Republicans will give him a hard time over the pardon of the infamous Marc Rich. By J. Taylor Rushing The Hill WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), the ranking…
Three Men Convicted in N.J. Bank Heist That Ended With an FBI Agent Fatally Shooting Another Agent
Another senseless tragedy for the FBI. The only upside for the bureau: the men in the robbery were convicted Wednesday. By Matthew Reilly The Newark Star-Ledger TRENTON, N.J. — Three young New Brunswick men, whose bank robbery spree ended in an incident in which FBI agent Barry Lee Bush was shot and killed by another…
Justice Dept. Refuses to Give Obama Team Classified Legal Opinions Linked to CIA and NSA Programs
No surprise, the Bush administration is reluctant to share classified legal opinions from the Office of Legal Counsel with the Obama team. The big question is: how can they really justify it? Joe Palazzolo Legal Times WASHINGTON — A senior Justice Department official said Tuesday that “99.8 percent” of the department’s work with President-elect Barack…
Adovocate Group in Fla. Accuses ICE of Using Excessive Force During Raids
Did ICE agents use excessive force? An advocacy group says yes. BY TRENTON DANIEL Miami Herald MIAMI— A coalition of immigrant advocates is demanding that the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami investigate the arrests of dozens of Mexicans and Guatemalans taken into custody as undocumented immigrants last month during a raid targeting a separate group…
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Responds to Rumors About “Senate Candidate No. 5”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve5ERlavHCs By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. admitted Wednesday that he is “Candidate 5” in the criminal complaint against embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but vociferously denied offering the governor a bribe either personally or through an emissary for the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Jackson said that he met with…
ABC Says Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is “Senate Candidate No. 5” in Governor Scandal
There’s still plenty blanks to fill in in this sizzling case. Chicago Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is the anonymous “Senate Candidate No. 5” whose emissaries Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich reportedly offered up to $1 million to name him to the U.S. Senate, federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News. The politician says he is…