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Bullet Hits the White House; Secret Service Investigating
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A bullet hit the White House, but was stopped by ballistic glass, reports the Associated Press. Because the investigation is ongoing Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan declined to answer questions about the incident, including the room of the hit window are the caliber of the bullet, AP reported. Additional rounds were found…
A Secretive Nixon Said the Wealthy Better Equipped for Ambassadorships
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Assuredly the Occupy Wall Street folks would find President Nixon’s grand jury testimony of interest. In newly released documents of President Richard Nixon’s 1974 grand jury testimony, the president admitted to giving precedence to wealthy campaign contributors when assigning foreign ambassador posts. The president maintained that such assignations were not “commitments” made…
Emails Suggest White House Knew More About “Fast and Furious” Than Originally Thought
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com And now for more controversy about the failed ATF operation “Fast and Furious.” The LA Times reports today that the White House knew more than previously thought about the program. A Phoenix ATF supervisor specifically mentions the operation in at least one email to a White House national security officer, the…
Secret Service Countersniper Team Scrambles on White House Roof After Earthquake
Raw video from the Associated Press shows members of the Secret Service scrambling on the Whites House after Tuesday afternoon’s earthquake. The people on the roof are members of the Secret Service Countersniper Team, who are specially trained Uniformed Division officers.
White House Favoring Republican Choice for Utah U.S. Atty; Dems Not Happy
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Obama administration is apparently looking to throw a bone to the Republicans in Utah. The Dessert News reports that the White House is looking to nominate the Republican’s choice for U.S. Attorney in Utah. Some Dems aren’t happy. The paper reported that the White House is looking a David Barlow,…
New York Times Editorial: The Phony Tough-on-Terror Crowd
By The New York Times Editorial Page Republicans and Democrats are championing bills to further militarize the prosecution of terrorists, beyond anything even President George W. Bush proposed. They want Americans to believe the legislation will keep the country safer. In fact, these bills could end up tying the hands of F.B.I. agents and other…
White House Drug Czar Wants to be Chicago’s Police Chief
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could there be another possible defection from the Obama administration? The White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, told the Associated Press that he’s applied for the vacant spot as police chief of Chicago, where former White House aide Rahm Emanuel…