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Editorial: IRS stonewalling makes the case for a special prosecutor
"If you refuse to answer, you will leave us no choice but to ask for a special counsel or the appointment of a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of this. I hope that's not the approach of the IRS going forward, because there will be hell to pay."...
Tags: Elections, Tea Party Movement, Taxation, Eric Holder, White House
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Roger Ailes grabs moral high ground over Obama on phone, email seizures
The Baltimore SunThe Obama White House has been trying to de-legitimize Fox News almost from the day it took office. Remember the media blitz of 2009 launched by then White House Communications Director Anita Dunn? I stood with Fox on that one on principle and came away...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), FBI, Journalism, National Government, News Media
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Ex-LAPD detective sentenced to 20 years for beating wife to death
A former Los Angeles police homicide detective was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in a Hawaii prison for beating his wife to death, authorities said. Dan DeJarnette, 59, pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter. The plea came shortly before he was to...
Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Punishment, Trials, Los Angeles Police Department
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Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death
WASHINGTON — A Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder in a 2011 ambush south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured, and which sharply strained U.S.-Mexico relations....
Tags: Defendants, Gulf Cartel, Washington, DC, Murder, Lawyers
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Elder fraud: Seniors who are depressed, feeling isolated most at risk
New efforts are underway to combat what aging experts say has become one of the top threats facing elders: losing their savings to con artists and financial predators. Gerontologists at a Detroit university have created, for the first time, a...
Tags: Culture, Nova Southeastern University, Economy, Business and Finance, Ted Deutch, Social Sciences
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'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis apologizes for jury remarks
"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has apologized for saying the Los Angeles jury that convicted him this month "should all be lined up and shot." In a 259-word statement issued early Thursday, Francis said his comments to the Hollywood Reporter...
Tags: Reviews, Google+, Michael Jackson, Crime, Law and Justice, The Hollywood Reporter
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Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law
ReutersBy Richard Weizel MILFORD, Conn., May 23 (Reuters) - Leaders of Connecticut gun advocacy groups said on Thursday they had sued to knock down a strict new gun-control law passed in April because they believed the measure would not improve public safety....Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Judges
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Carroll County's gun law nullification fantasy
Nullification fever is spreading across the rural counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, with Cecil, Harford and Carroll counties passing resolutions in the last month declaring their view that Maryland's new gun control law is unconstitutional. Cecil's...
Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Environmental Issues
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Ruppersberger issues statement on audit
The Baltimore SunRep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger on Thursday joined the chorus of lawmakers criticizing Baltimore City schools for spending stimulus money and dollars designated for poor children on $99-per-person fried chicken dinners, a makeover day and two cruises...Tags: Prince George's County, Crime, Law and Justice, Inner Harbor, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to...Tags: Bill Clinton, White House, Chuck Grassley, Barack Obama, Washington, DC
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New York man held captive for month rescued by police
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Police posing as building...Tags: Long Island City, New York City, Defendants, Criminals, Kidnapping
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2005 - Timing Is Key In Cancer Cases
Hartford CourantSixty-one families pressing wrongful death claims against Pratt & Whitney took their case to the state Supreme Court Thursday, fighting to remain part of a lawsuit blaming the jet-engine maker for a cluster of brain cancer deaths. At issue is whether...Tags: Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Lawyers, United Technologies Corporation, Trials, Laws
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