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Feds in Ala. Indict 12 in Nationwide Illegal Steroid Operation
Dangerous steroids continue to pose a problem in this country. Here’s the latest crackdown. By GARRY MITCHELL Associated Press Writer MOBILE, Ala. — A federal grand jury has indicted three owners of a Mobile-based pharmacy, four pharmacists and five others in a $4 million steroid distribution scheme that allegedly operated in at least 10 states,…
Alabama’s First Black Federal Judge Stepping Down
In his resignation letter to President Obama, he wrote: “On a personal note, I am ecstatic over your election. My exceeding joy springs from my background as a laborer in the vineyards of civil and human rights. It has been my lifelong dream that at some point in the indefinite future, a black American would…
Terrorists Get It: The Government Should too When it Comes to Using the “New Media”
The terrorists get it. The U.S. government should too. The author insists the government needs to take advantage of the New Media for “emergency response, open-source intelligence gathering and the ideological struggle for hearts and minds”. By Chris Battle Foreign Policy Journal WASHINGTON — Talk to some in the national and homeland security environment, and…
Chicago Cop Pleads In Fed Court To Beating Handcuffed Man In Wheelchair
In a department that has had its fair share of negative publicity, this can’t help. BY FRAN MAIN Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — A Chicago Police officer pleaded guilty today to a civil rights violation for beating a 60-year-old man who was handcuffed and shackled to a wheelchair. “I lost it,” Officer William Cozzi admitted in…
Judge Changes Mind: Atty. Gen. Mukasey Won’t Have To Give Sworn Statement In Messy Stevens Case
Atty. Gen. Mukasey got a reprieve from the a federal judge. Still, the Sen. Stevens case is not looking good for the governor. It’s hard to believe the judge won’t at least call for a new trial. By The Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — The judge in Ted Stevens’ false-disclosure case reversed himself Wednesday and…
Fired U.S. Atty. David Iglesias Prosecuting Guantanamo Detainees
David Iglesias, the former U.S. Attorney, who became the poster child for what was wrong with the U.S. Attorney system in the U.S. under Bush, is working for the government again. By Zachary Roth TPM Muckraker David Iglesias — the former US Attorney who was fired in 2006 for failing to prosecute politically motivated cases…
FBI Cared More What George Carlin Said About Hoover than Dirty Words
It seems in the end it often came back to J. Edgar Hoover, a man with a lot of power and a healthy ego. By John Rogers Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Talk about irony. Comedian George Carlin spent decades pushing the bounds of free speech by saying the seven words you can never say…
FBI May Have Recorded Up to 50 Conversations Between Gov. Blagojevich and Brother
It appears Gov. Rod Blagojevich isn’t the only family member facing more embarrassing moments. The FBI apparently recorded dozens of conversations between the Gov and his brother Robert. BY NATASHA KORECKI Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — The governor’s brother, Robert Blagojevich, now says he was probably caught on secret government wiretaps as many as 50 times….