Jared Loughner Gets 7 Consecutive Life Sentences in Arizona Mass Killings

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Crazed gunman Jared Loughner, who killed six people in 2011 including a federal judge and wounded 13 including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was sentenced Thursday in Tucson to seven consecutive life sentences. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns on Thursday called the sentence “astronomical” and “justified” because Loughner, 24, “knew what he was…

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Controversy Brewing in New Orleans Over Allegations Prosecutor Posted Harsh Comments Online Under “Eweman”

By John Simerman New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Two of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s strongest backers in Washington expressed concern Wednesday about the recent allegation that a second top prosecutor in his office had posted intemperate remarks online taking bitter aim at targets of federal probes. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. and Sen. David Vitter,…

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Autopsy: Border Patrol Agent Died from Gunshot to Head During Suspected Friendly Fire Shooting

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A long-awaited autopsy has revealed that a U.S. Border Patrol agent died of a gunshot wound to the head by what federal authorities describe as friendly fire along the Arizona-Mexico border, CNN reports. The report, released Wednesday, shows that Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, of Provo, Utah, died Oct. 2 by a “penetrating…

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Legalization of Marijuana in Two States Could Spark a Clash with Federal Authorities

 Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  When voters approved ballot language to legalize recreational use of pot Tuesday, they set the stage for a showdown with federal authorities, the Associated Press reports. Pot advocates and opponents are closely watching Washington state and Colorado to see how federal authorities respond to decriminalization. Federal law still prohibits the use of…

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President Obama Sets Up Federal Partnership to Combat Homeland Security Challenges

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama has assembled a feral partnership among law enforcement agencies to improve homeland security, Courthouse News Service reports. The White House Homeland Security Partnership Council and Steering Committee will include the Justice Department, State Department and Homeland Security. A total of 19 agencies will be represented, the Courthouse News Service wrote….

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