Congressional Committee Opens Probe into Justice Department Spending

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The Justice Department has come under fire for questionable purchases using taxpayer dollars, WSB-TV 2 reports. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee found the department spent $600,000 on event planners to organize five Justice Department conferences, the news station found. Another $10,000 in federal police grants was spent on a pizza party. The…

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Senate Minority Leaders Calls for FBI Investigation After Secret Audiotape Emerged About Ashley Judd

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Saying his political opponents secretly recorded an internal campaign meeting, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wants the FBI to investigate, the New York Times reports. The Republican from Kentucky discovered the recording when Mother Jones magazine released a 12-minute audiotape from a Feb. 2 campaign staff meeting. “We’ve always said the left…

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Bin Laden Aide Denied Request to Question FBI, Witnesses at Resentencing

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Osama bin Laden’s former secretary won’t be able to question FBI agents and witnesses during his resentencing, Bloomberg reports. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Tuesday denied the request of Wadih el-Hage, who is serving a life sentence for participating in a plot to kill Americans. “My past experience with my lawyers…

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