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![Boston Globe: FBI Director James Comey Damaged Credibility As Crime-Fighter](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/comey1.jpg)
Boston Globe: FBI Director James Comey Damaged Credibility As Crime-Fighter
Over the last week, FBI Director James Comey has done serious damage to his credibility as the nation’s top crime-fighter.
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Investigation: Homeland Security Missed Clear Warning Signs Before ICE Agent Shot Supervisor
Homeland Security missed clear warning signs of an ICE agent’s tendency to be violent before he opened fire on a supervisor and then was fatally shot in February 2012.
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert could spend six months or more in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI.
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Bernie Sanders to Call for Marijuana Being Removed from DEA’s Schedule of Controlled Substances
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Democratic candidate for president Bernie Sanders plans to call for marijuana being removed from the DEA’s schedule of controlled substances in an effort to legalize pot, the Washington Post reports. Such a move would give states more control over marijuana. In some states, recreational marijuana is legal. In others, medicinal marijuana…
![FBI Agent Admits He Tipped Off Media About Raid on Chaka Fattah Jr.’s Home](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fbi-badge.jpg)
FBI Agent Admits He Tipped Off Media About Raid on Chaka Fattah Jr.’s Home
An FBI agent admitted from the witness stand Wednesday that he leaked information on the raid on Chaka Fattah Jr.’s home in Philadelphia
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Should U.S. Build a Wall at Border of Canada? Congress Wants a Study of Threat
Republican candidates for president have been mocked for wanting to build a wall between the U.S. and Canadian border.
![Baltimore Sun: FBI Director Comey Wrong about ‘Ferguson Effect,’ Distracts from Real Issue](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/james-comey1.jpeg)
Baltimore Sun: FBI Director Comey Wrong about ‘Ferguson Effect,’ Distracts from Real Issue
What is so troubling about this line of reasoning is that it suggests officers have no idea about what has brought us to this point.
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FBI Warns Police Departments About Possible Attacks by Anarchists on Halloween
An anarchist group is threatening to ambush cops as part of a “Halloween Revolt,” the FBI warned police departments nationwide.