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FBI and Homeland Security to Get Extra $$$ in Obama’s Budget Proposal

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– The FBI would get an additional $219 million for national security and $19 million to hire dozens of new agents to fight crime on American Indian reservations under the President’s $3.8 trillion budget proposal, according to the Washington Post. Under the proposed budget, the Post reports that the Department…

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New Orleans U.S. Atty. Jim Letten Recuses Himself From Phone Tampering Scandal

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com New Orleans U.S. Attorney Jim Letten removed himself last week from the phone tampering scandal involving Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans office, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The paper said a press release sent Monday night to reporters stated Letten recused himself from the case because of “various relevant factors.” The…

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Cong. Conyers Asks Justice to Probe Fatal FBI Shooting of Imam in Michigan

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI fatal shooting in October of a Muslim imam in suburban Detroit is continuing to generate plenty controversy. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi), chairman of the House Judiciary, is calling for an independent investigation into the shooting of imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, the Detroit News reported. An autopsy report…

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