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FBI Ups The Ante $1 million For Mobster
The Boston FBI continues to hunt mobster James “Whitey” Bulger. Will adding to the reward help? By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The reward for the capture of Boston’s most notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has doubled. The FBI is now offering $2 million. Along with the reward, the FBI said Wednesday that it’s…
IG Referred Gonzales For Possible Prosecution
Taking homework home can be dangerous business. Just ask former Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales. Alberto Gonzales/CNN By Eric Lichtblau New York Times WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales mishandled highly classified information relating to the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program and the administration’s prisoner interrogation program, an internal report concluded Tuesday. The…
U.S. Spending Billions, But Coca Crop Grows
The U.S. continues to spend billions of dollars to fight the war on drugs overseas. Unfortunately, across the Andean region, the size of the coca crop keeps increasing. By Juan Forero and Joshua Partlow Washington Post Foreign Service COROICO, Bolivia — Benito Cocarico admits that some of the coca leaves he grows to sell as tea…
Venezuela Refuses to Cooperate With DEA
Venezuela continues to harbor distrust of the DEA. As a result, it told Washington no go when it comes to cooperating in the war on drugs. BY CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Associated Press CARACAS — Venezuela on Sunday rejected U.S. requests to resume cooperation in the war on drugs, saying it has made progress despite an alleged…
Former Atty. General Still Grabbing Headlines
Former Atty. General Alberto Gonzales appears to have violated the law by taking home top secret documents. LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, but not on purpose, according to a memo by his legal team. The memo, obtained by The…
FBI Could Get Greater Powers Under New Plan
The reach of the FBI could get longer under a new Justice Department plan. Will it help? Does it go too far? In any event, it’s bound to cause controversy. By Eric Lichtblau New York Times WASHINGTON — A Justice Department plan would loosen restrictions on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to allow agents…
Justice Department Will Try to Block Congress Probe in U.S. Atty. Firings
The Justice Department draws its guns in showdown with Congress. Who will be victorious? By Richard B. Schmitt Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Congress and the Bush administration headed for a pre-election showdown Wednesday over executive privilege, with House Democrats scheduling a hearing that would put a key administration figure under oath and the Justice…
New York Times Columnist Apologizes to Wrong Anthrax Suspect
New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof examines the way the press covered the federal anthrax probe into scientist Steven Hatfill. Turns out Hatfill wasn’t the guy and Kristof apologizes to him. By Nicholas D. Kristof New York Times Columnist NEW YORK — By early 2002, it seemed clear that the United States government was muffing…