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Obama Issues Another Signing Statement, Will Ignore Provisions Of War Spending Bill

Obama Issues Another Signing Statement, Will Ignore Provisions Of War Spending Bill

President Barack Obama quietly issued another signing statement on Friday, stating that he has the authority under the Constitution to disregard certain sections of the $106 billion

Gonzales Under Serious Scrutiny in Special Counsel’s Probe of U.S. Attorney Firings

Gonzales Under Serious Scrutiny in Special Counsel’s Probe of U.S. Attorney Firings

A special prosecutor appointed to investigate the firings of nine federal prosecutors in 2006 has built a strong case against Alberto Gonzales that may result in obstruction of justice charges against the former Attorney General related to the role he played in the U.S. Attorney firings, according to attorneys directly involved in the probe whose clients have met with the special counsel.

New Revelations of Widespread Torture of Prisoners in Afghanistan

New Revelations of Widespread Torture of Prisoners in Afghanistan

Former detainees have alleged they were beaten, deprived of sleep and threatened with dogs at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, according to a new BBC report based on interviews with more than two-dozen former prisoners held at Bagram between 2002 and 2006.

Author Requests DOJ’s Ethics Watchdog Investigate U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald

Author Requests DOJ’s Ethics Watchdog Investigate U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald

An award-winning journalist whose recent book sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and other officials as being negligent for failing to stop a key al-Qaeda figure during their tenure directing the FBI’s elite bin Laden squad

Five Spammers Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme

Five Spammers Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme

Five people pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or “spamming.”


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