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Dept. of Homeland Security to Move East of the River in D.C.
If any place in the city could use a fresh injection of life it’s Anacostia, the city’s often forgotten section. By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — After years of battling historic preservationists, the federal government won approval yesterday to build a massive headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security on a…
Informant Says John Gotti’s Neighbor Was Dissolved in Barrel of Acid
Just what everyone suspected for decades. Now a snitch is finally confirming it all. By JOHN MARZULLI New York Daily News NEW YORK — The corpse of John Gotti’s Howard Beach neighbor – murdered after he accidentally killed the gangster’s 12-year-old son in a traffic accident – was dissolved in a barrel of acid, an…
Obama Pick for Office of Legal Counsel is Harsh Critic of Bush Admin. Interrogation Tactics
Obama is making some key legal appointments who are likely to reverse many substantial and controversial Bush policies. Here’s one of those people. By ERIC LICHTBLAU New York Times WASHINGTON – When Dawn Johnsen read a newly disclosed Justice Department legal opinion last April that blessed the president’s broad power to authorize rough interrogation tactics,…
Full of Baloney: Fed Judge Puts Ala. Sheriff In Own Jail For Pocketing Cash By Skimping on Inmate Meals
This sheriff isn’t the first in the country to pocket money by skimping on meals. But in this case, the sheriff is paying the price. Now that Sheriff Greg Bartlett is locked up in his own jail, there’s a good chance the food will get better. You’d think. By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer DECATUR,…
Retired U.S. Secret Service Agent Recalls Driving Pres. Clinton
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Chicago U.S. Atty Fitzgerald’s Office Accidentally Releases Names of Nearly 20 Confidential Witnesses in Fraud Probe
Well, in the midst of a rather busy period, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago apparently goofed. What more can you say? By The Smoking Gun In a remarkable screw-up, a Department of Justice official today accidentally distributed to the media a document containing the names of nearly 20 confidential witnesses interviewed during a federal…
Pilot Program in Indiana is Collecting DNA Evidence From Firearms
In Indiana a pilot program could help pave the way for cracking more gun-related crimes. IndyChannel.com INDIANAPOLIS — A new program that collects DNA evidence from firearms is already on its way to putting more criminals behind bars, police said. The Marion County Crime Lab has several gun cases investigated under the new DNA pilot…
Feds Indict 3 Men For Racist N.Y. Beating on Election Night
A Liberian immigrant teen was beaten by three men hunting for blacks on a historical night that broke a racial barrier in America. By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — Three men, riled by Barack Obama’s victory, spent election night hunting down black people to beat up and yelling insults about the president-elect,…