By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial PITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama’s decision to send 1,200 National Guard troops to bolster security along the porous U.S.-Mexico border should be seen for what it is — not a long-term solution but a reactive, political move that solves nothing over the long haul. The context is the recently passed anti-illegal…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Stephanie Finley for the U.S. Attorney post for the Western District of Louisiana and Laura Duffy for the top federal prosecutor post in the Southern District of California. Duffy had been recommended by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), the San Diego Union reported. The website Main…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, which vowed to have more transparency in government, is working very hard to keep some secrets. At issue: The names of more than 9,200 people President George W. Bush denied pardons and commutations, the National Law Journal reports. Last year, a D.C. federal judge ruled against…
By Allan Lengel ticklethe wire.com Let the games begin. With the smiling nominee flanked to his left, and his vice president to his right, President Obama on Monday morning announced the nomination of Solicitor General Elana Kagan for the Supreme Court. Heaping superlatives upon superlatives, he called her a “superb” Solicitor General and said she…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The attempted bombing on Christmas Day in Detroit was a reminder of the importance of airport security and the need for someone to lead the Transportation Security Administration under the Obama administration. Problem is, the last two Presidential nominees have imploded on the administration. Washington Post reporter Robert O’Harrow…
Steven Levin, a defense attorney with the law firm Levin & Gallagher, is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney. Prior to that, he served on active duty for seven years in the United States Army as a defense counsel, an appellate attorney and a trial attorney. By Steven Levin Finally, there is hope that the Obama…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — You might not be wrong if you thought the administration is totally confused as to where to prosecute suspected mastermind of 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his co-defendants. The Washington Post now reports that President Obama has decided “to insert himself into the debate” after he had…
Loretta Lynch/law firm photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — With still plenty slots to fill nationwide, President Obama on Wednesday nominated lawyers for U.S. Attorney posts in Louisiana, West Virginia, Kentucky and New York, the website Main Justice reported. The nominees, according to Main Justice, include Stephanie Finley for the Western District of Louisiana; …
