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Stevens Goes On Offensive In Fight Of His Life
Scrappy Sen. Ted Stevens took the stand for the second day and attacked his main accuser. At 84, he’s still got plenty of fight in him. By Erika Bolstand and Richard Mauer Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Stevens, taking the stand for a second day in his corruption trial, today accused the chief…
FBI Snitch Says EX-New Orleans Mayor Took Cash Payments
Sometimes you need a score card to keep track of who is in trouble down here. The latest allegations are included in a just-unsealed sentencing memorandum for a city hall insider who wore an FBI wire. By Gordon Russell The New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Since Mayor Marc Morial left City Hall in 2002,…
Roker’s DEA TV Show To Get Second Season
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Al Roker, the jester of morning television, will launch a second season of his tv progam “DEA”– a reality show on the inner workings of DEA agents in action. His company Al Roker Entertainment initially produced six one-hour episodes that were filmed in Detroit and aired on Spike tv this past…
Boston Mobster “Whitey” Bulger’s Girlfriend Testifies
Boston’s most notorious mobster “Whitey” Bulger is nowhere to be found. But today his girlfriend showed up to testify in a murder trial of ex-FBI agent John Connolly. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe Staff MIAMI — The world knows him as James “Whitey” Bulger, featured on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list alongside Osama bin…
Fed Report Says U.S. Labs Still Lack Security
One thing we learned from the anthrax attacks in 2001 was that our nation’s bio-terrorism labs weren’t very secure. Guess what, says the latest report: Some still aren’t. anthrax spores By Larry Margasak Associated Press WASHINGTON – Intruders could easily break into two U.S. laboratories where researchers handle some of the world’s deadliest germs, according…
FBI Investigating Florida Congressman Mahoney
The tanking economy may not be helpful to Republican candidates. But Democrat Tim Mahoney is learning that a sex scandal and an FBI probe aren’t a big plus in the final stretch of a campaign. By Brian Skoloff Associated Press Writer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The FBI is investigating whether Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim…
FBI Investigates ACORN And Voter Fraud
Will this scandal impact the election? By Lara Jakes Jordan The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating whether the community activist group ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud around the nation before the presidential election. A senior law enforcement official confirmed the investigation to The Associated Press on Thursday. A second senior law…
Man Brings Pipe Bomb To Airport In Long Island
There’s some things you just don’t bring to the airport. A pipe bomb is one them. By John Valenti Newsday A would-be passenger is in police custody Thursday morning after federal security agents at Long Island MacArthur Airport discovered a suspected “improvised explosive device” — or pipe bomb — in a carry-on bag, officials said….