By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — While Washington may be our nation’s capital, it’s not likely to be mistaken for the capital of sincerity. Which brings us to the endless stream of press releases the White House issues when announcing the nominations of U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals. Take, for example, on June 9, when…
white house photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama is lagging behind his two predecessors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush when it comes to installing U.S. Attorneys. The news website Main Justice reports that both Bush and Clinton had installed 81 U.S. Attorneys in their first 19 months compared to Obama’s 66….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A leak to the media prompted an immigration judge to grant asylum to President Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango who lives in Boston public housing, the Boston Globe reported. The paper reported that the judge, Leonard I. Shapiro, ruled the asylum was granted because of an anonymous federal official in the Bush…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News At first blush, Rod Blagojevich appeared almost Houdini-like, slipping out from under a weight of charges that seemed almost certain to bury the former Illinois governor. A federal jury in downtown Chicago convicted him Tuesday on only one of 24 corruption counts — one that involved lying to FBI…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The federal jury in the public corruption case of Ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has told the judge its is deadlocked on all counts, according to the Chicago News Cooperative. The Associated Press reported that they appeared to be hung on just some counts. The jurors sent a note to the judge…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to look at the written reports on President Obama’s interviews with the FBI and prosecutors in his case, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Sun-Times reports that the Blago defense team has filed a motion asking for the reports, claiming court testimony by government witness John Harris contradicts…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Despite the tough talk by President Obama and his Attorney Gen. Eric Holder, the administration has yet to file charges against the big Wall Street banks that had their hands in bad and risky housing loans, the Washington Post reports. “Nearly 1 1/2 years into Obama’s tenure, despite several…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In this town, there’s a few simple rules. One of them is very very simple: Don’t get in the way of Presidential motorcade. The Secret Service takes that pretty seriously. On Thursday night, U.S. Secret Service police subdued two men who failed to get out of the way of…
