Border Patrol Offers Jobs for Women Only to Help Correct Gender Imbalance

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A job posting for new Border Patrol agents didn’t mince words: “Male applicants won’t be considered.” Customs and Border Protection is trying to correct a significant gender imbalance in the agency by recruiting only women, Fronteras reports. “Customs and Border Protection has a critical need for female Border Patrol Agents for…

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FBI Investigates California School District Following Plan to Buy iPads for Every Student

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI is investigating a Los Angeles school district’s $1.3-billion plan to provide iPads to every student, the Los Angeles Times reports. Agents seized records from the district on Monday as investigators seek documents related to deals with Apple and the curriculum provider, Pearson. A grand jury is reviewing the case….

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President Obama’s Close Friend Considered a “Hostile Witness” by Justice Department

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  One of President Obama’s closest friends is not cooperating in a federal investigation, prompting the Justice Department to seek Dr. Eric E. Whitaker as a “hostile witness,” the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Prosecutors filed the motion Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Springfield, where a Chicago businessman, Leon Dingle Jr., is on…

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