By The Numbers
The Courts
2,072 Orders of the Secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
While the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court does not reveal much about its activities, theDepartment of Justice reported that the FISC approved 2,072 orders - rejecting none - in 2005 but does not identify the activities being investigated or provide basic information about how the [...]
BlueHerald 2.0
News You Can Abuse!
|
|
Archive for: June 15th, 2007
BY THE NUMBERS
More Fallout From U.S. Attorney Firings
By LARA JAKES JORDAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Justice Department official who helped carry out the dismissals of federal prosecutors said Friday he is resigning. Mike Elston, chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, is the fifth Justice official to leave after being linked to the dismissals of the prosecutors.
Bush Pushes Iraq Oil Law for ExxonMobil
By Matthew Rothschild
1957 Plymouth unearthed in Oklahoma
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press Writer TULSA, Okla. - Thousands watched Friday as a crane lifted a muddy package from a hole in the courthouse lawn: a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried a half-century ago to celebrate Oklahoma’s 50 years of statehood.
The History of “The Blue Herald” (Chapter One)
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt laughs after fielding an
Pace says he refused to quit voluntarily
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer WASHINGTON - In his first public comments on the Bush administration’s surprise decision to replace him as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace disclosed that he had turned down an offer to voluntarily retire rather than be forced out.
Duke prosecutor says he will resign
By AARON BEARD, Associated Press Writer RALEIGH, N.C. - A tearful Mike Nifong said Friday he will resign as district attorney after admitting that he made improper statements about three Duke University lacrosse players who were once charged with raping a stripper.
No Pardon Anytime Soon
“The president feels terribly for Scooter, his wife and their young children, and all that they’re going through.”
American Fighter Jet Down in Iraq
By STEVEN R. HURST BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Friday during a close air support mission for ground forces in Iraq - a rare loss of the workhorse aircraft. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates came to Baghdad on an unannounced visit, and the U.S. military said five [...] |
|
