Monday, March 2, 2009

Siegelman believes Rove will never testify truthfully

Pennsylvania rocked by 'jailing kids for cash' scandal
At a friend's sleepover more than a year ago, 14-year-old Phillip Swartley pocketed change from unlocked vehicles in the neighborhood to buy chips and soft drinks. The cops caught him.

Colombian wiretap scandal grows
The entire high command of Colombia's secret police has submitted letters of resignation over a wiretap investigation.

Profile: Ingrid Betancourt
Profile of Ingrid Betancourt, the former Colombian presidential candidate released after six years held by Farc rebels.

Tearful ex-Atlanta cops apologize for killing | ajc.com
Three disgraced and tearful former Atlanta cops apologized Monday for the botched drug raid that left terrified 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston shot dead by police bullets.

DAILY NATION - Hit squad ‘was set up to kill Mungiki’
An anti-Mungiki operation in which 500 youths were said to have been killed was secretly carried out by a team of police officers sanctioned by their seniors.

Exclusive: Army is fighting British jihadists in Afghanistan

Group of Rich Americans Sues UBS to Keep Names Secret in Tax Case
The lawsuit accuses UBS and Switzerland’s financial regulator of violating Swiss bank secrecy laws and of conducting illegal activities with foreign authorities.

William K. Black: The Two Documents Everyone Should Read to Better Understand the Crisis

Anthrax spores don't match dead researcher's samples

Uncovered: Houston Chronicle Ran Alarming Stanford Expose In 2000

Firms defraud government but get new US contracts
Companies that defrauded the United States and jeopardized American lives received new government work despite rulings designed to stop them from receiving federal contracts, government investigators report.

ABC News: Stonewalling in Style: Bank of America Subpoenaed
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo served Bank of America with another subpoena Thursday night to force it to turn over a list of Merrill Lynch executives who received $3.6 billion in questionable bonuses right before the banks merged late last year. Bank of America President Ken Lewis flew in on the bank's luxury corporate jet to attend the meeting, which lasted four hours in Manhattan.

Officials look for corpses after Bangladesh mutiny
Security forces searching the headquarters of a mutinous Bangladeshi border guard unit on Friday discovered the bodies of dozens of officers in shallow graves on the compound, raising the death toll to 66, officials said.

Slumdog actor beaten by dad | The Sun |News
Shocking images show Oscar winning star receiving beating from angry father

Payback Time? Couple vs. Small Town Smut

Britain Rules Out Charges Against Pentagon Hacker
His lawyers argue his health would suffer and he would be at real risk of suicide if he was handed over to U.S. authorities.

Iraq hero goes on the warpath - Home News, UK - The Independent
The Army's most decorated serving war hero has accused the Government of failing soldiers suffering from mental trauma resulting from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Joe Nacchio heading to jail; Justice weeps anyway

Roxana Saberi, Former Miss North Dakota, Journalist, Arrested In Iran For Buying Bottle Of Wine, Says Her Father

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