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Reviews Mixed on “J. Edgar” Movie
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Friday marks the official general release of the much awaited “J. Edgar” movie produced by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The reviews are mixed, so I thought I’d post some from papers around the country. The movie, way before its release, became controversial because of its suggestion that…
A Secretive Nixon Said the Wealthy Better Equipped for Ambassadorships
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Assuredly the Occupy Wall Street folks would find President Nixon’s grand jury testimony of interest. In newly released documents of President Richard Nixon’s 1974 grand jury testimony, the president admitted to giving precedence to wealthy campaign contributors when assigning foreign ambassador posts. The president maintained that such assignations were not “commitments” made…
The NRA Guns for Atty. Gen. Holder
By Allan Lengel for Salon.com While an apologetic Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Jr. went before a Senate committee this week to talk about a failed gun-walking program, the National Rifle Association was gearing up its campaign to get Holder fired. In a new, slick 1 minute and 55 second television ad flush with with Fox…
Better Late Than Never: Nixon Library to Release Nixon’s Grand Jury Testimony on Watergate
By Allan Lengel ticklthewire.com Better late than never. The Nixon Presidential Library in California on Thursday is making available Nixon’s grand jury testimony about the Watergate scandal, the Associated Press reports. This should be interesting. The public release of the material comes four months after a judge ordered the June 1975 records unsealed. “This is…
“Geezer Bandit” Chalks Up #15 in Calif.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com That rascally bandit known as the “Geezer Bandit” continues his elusive ways. On Wednesday, the FBI issued a statement that the bandit, who appears to be in his 70s, had hit his 15th bank in the San Diego area on Sept. 30, the Associated Press reported. The robbery occured at a…
Late Agent’s Family: Holder Must “Take Responsibility”
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com In more sobering news… The family of Brian Terry, the border agent killed last year near the Arizona border, issued a statement on Wednesday in response to US Attorney General Eric Holder’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The message: Holder needs to “take responsibility” for their son’s death, reports Arizona…
Guatemalan Drug Enforcement Improves; DEA Standing in the Shadows
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Elio Lorenzana, on who’s head the U.S. government placed a $200,000 reward, was peacefully detained after a DEA-supported operation. The lede of the story, on the website InSight (tagline: “Organized crime in the Americas”), reads: “Guatemala has now captured more top-level drug traffickers in the past two years than in the…