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Say it Ain’t So: Sen. Burris Says He Sought Campaign Funds For Gov. Blago
Day by day, this gets worse. Can this guy survive all this? Very good question. With all else that’s going on, this is probably the last thing Congress needs to deal with. By Rick Pearson, John Chase and Ray Long Chicago Tribune U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged he sought to raise campaign funds for…
Demand For High-Caliber Ammo Surging
By Mike Clary South Florida Sun Sentinel After a surge in firearms sales linked to political change in Washington, some South Florida gun dealers report an inability to meet the demand for certain types of ammunition. “People are hoarding,” said Vito Servideo, whose Pompano Beach store, Only The Best, specializes in high-caliber weapons. Exploding off…
Dept. of Homeland Security Aided Maryland State Police Spying
The spying caper has been a big embarrassment for the Maryland State Police. Now we find out the Department of Homeland Security had a hand in it. By Lisa Rein Washington Post Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Homeland Security tracked the protest plans of a peaceful Washington area antiwar group and passed the information…
Some Dispute FBI Agent’s Allegations of Government Misconduct in Sen. Stevens Case
Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens before his defeat It’s hard to figure out what was more interesting: the trial or the post-trial with even juicier allegations of government wrongdoing. By RICHARD MAUER and LISA DEMER Anchorage Daily News As the Justice Department prepares its official response to the FBI whistle-blower complaint that surfaced in the case of…
Inventor of the Taser stun gun Jack Cover Dies at Age 88
Most people never heard of Jack Cover. But they”ve certainly heard of his invention, the Taser stun gun, which became a household word. By BRUCE WEBER New York Times Jack Cover, the physicist who invented the Taser stun gun, the police weapon that subdues its targets with jolts of electricity, died Feb. 7 in Mission…
Family of Slain Border Agent Happy With Arrest in Mexico
The family of the victim is happy authorities made the arrest. But they said they’ll be happier when the suspect is on American soil. By Adriana M. Chávez El Paso Times EL PASO, Tex. — For the family of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar Jr., who was killed last year near Yuma, Ariz., the…
Sen. Roland Burris Defends Himself About Gov. Blago’s Campaign Solicitation
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