By Bill Piper Director of National Affairs for Drug Policy Alliance For months Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Michele Leonhart has openly rebuked the drug policy reform policies of Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama with one embarrassing statement after another. Now she is picking a fight with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Y) and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In her latest defiance of the Obama administration, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart is unwilling to support a bill to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for federal drug crimes, the Huffington Post reports. Leonhart has departed with the administration on reforms to drug policies heralded by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. “Having…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What started as a complaint from two students about how the University of North Carolina handled their sexual assaults has spread across the nation’s colleges and attracted the attention of President Obama. The USA Today reports that Annie E. Clark and Andrea Pino were so outraged that university officials blamed them for…
By Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura and Michael Birnbaum Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — As the U.S. Secret Service arrived in the Netherlands last weekend for a presidential trip, managers were already on high alert to avoid any further embarrassing incidents involving agents. The agency’s director had admonished supervisors after two counter-sniper officers suspected…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Well, this won’t help the U.S. Secret Service if it’s trying to shake it rep as a party-and-get-crazy agency. Carol D. Leonnig and David Nakamura of the Washington Post report that three Secret Service agents on the presidential detail this week in Amsterdam were sent home and put on administrative leave…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama already has a sweet ride. But Homeland Security is looking for the next-generation presidential limousine for Obama’s replacement in 2017. It can’t be just any car, according to the proposal. “Phase 1, armor development, is currently underway. Phase 2 work will include integration of the armor design developed during Phase…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The war on drugs has turned into a war of words. The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FlEOA)is publicly defending DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, who criticized President Obama’s remarks downplaying the dangers of pot. He said it was no more dangerous than alcohol. The Marijuana Policy Project has called for her…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA is so out of step with the nation and President Obama on marijuana that the agency’s chief should be fired, a leading marijuana reform group said. The Huffington Post reports that the Marijuana Policy Project’s call for resignation comes after DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart spoke out firmly against marijuana legalization…
