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Washington Post Editorial Edorses 2 Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyers — Ken Wainstein and James Comey– to be Next FBI Director

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Washington Post editorial on Tuesday praised FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and endorsed two people who have been mentioned as possible replacements when Mueller’s 10-year term expires in September. The Post said the White House should seriously consider as replacements former deputy Attorney General James B. Comey,…

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ATF Agent Jay Dobyns Rips ATF About “Fast and Furious” and His Problems With the Agency

http://youtu.be/87xhQoultjo OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST Marshals: Flight Suspect Tried to Open Cockpit Door (AP) NY Mosque Leaders Object to Neighbor’s “Bomb” Sign (AP) Denver Jailers Won’t be  Disciplined in Homicide (AP)Reputed Mobster Put Out Hit (AP) Ex-Marine Gets Life for Killing Family (AP) Madoff Trustee Announces Settlement (AP) Drug Users Recruited to Help With Hands-On…

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“Talib Islam” Gets 28 Years in FBI Sting After Trying to Blow Up Fed Courthouse in Ill.

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man nicknamed the “Talib Islam” was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to attempting to bomb the federal courthouse in Springfield, Ill., in September 2009, authorities said. Michael C. Finton, 31, a U.S. citizen from Decatur, Ill., was busted in an FBI sting. He was sentenced…

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Justice Dept. Probing Newark Police Dept.

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is going after another major police department. Nearly a year after it  announced plans to look into questionable practices of the New Orleans Police Department, Justice officials on Monday said they were setting their sites on the Newark Police force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Perez and U.S….

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