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FBI Hunts For Suspected Wisconsin Bomber 40 Years Later
By Allan Lengel For AOL News Forty years ago Tuesday, a van loaded with explosives rocked the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, killing one person and wounding three others — all part of a protest against the war in Vietnam. It was also the biggest domestic terrorism attack until the Oklahoma City bombing 25 years later….
Detroit U.S. Atty. Indicts Ex-NBA Player in Fraud Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit has indicted ex-NBA player Jay Vincent who played with Magic Johnson at Michigan State University in an alleged $2 million Internet employment scam, the Associated Press reported. Authorities alleged that Vincent, 51, and Athony Portee, 53, both of Lansing, Mi., bilked jobseekers out of 20,000…
Chris Wallace Asks Blago: “Is There Anything You Won’t Do For a Buck These Days?” & Blago Predicts Political Comeback
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All Star Clemens Adds Ex-Fed Prosecutor to Defense Team
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Seven- time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, who was indicted last week on charges of lying to Congress about steroid use, is adding a former federal prosecutor to his team, ESPN.com reports. Michael Attanasio, a federal prosecutor in Washington from 1991 to 1999, who is now a partner in…
FBI Tracked Civil Rights Lawsuits Against Legendary Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI kept tabs on civil rights lawsuits filed by blacks 40 years ago against legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant of the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide, the Associated Press reported. The AP, which obtained FBI documents under the Freedom of Information Act, reported that for nearly two years agent tracked…
Weekend Series on Crime: J. Edgar Hoover and the Mob
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlsTYpliUWQ WEEKEND STORIES OF INTEREST If TV Shows Can’t Pay For Blagojevich’s Second Trial (Washington Post) Chandra Levy Judge to Shield Jury Pool IDs (Washington Post) Black Water Reaches Settlement for $42 Million in Fines With U.S. (NY Times)
Thai Court Grants U.S. Extradition Request for Russian Arms Dealer Dubbed “Merchant of Death”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A notorious Russian arms dubbed the “merchant of death” will be extradited to the U.S. from Thailand, the Washington Post reported. A Court of Appeals court in Thailand overturned a lower court’s ruling rejecting the U.S. extradition request for Viktor Bout, the Post reported. The Associated Press reported that Bout cried…
Column: Ex-Atty. Gen. Gonzales Says Changing 14th Amendment Won’t Change Immigration Crisis
By Alberto Gonzales Washington Post Op-ed Like most Americans, I am a descendant of immigrants and a grateful beneficiary of the opportunities available to our nation’s citizens. My grandparents emigrated from Mexico in the early 20th century seeking a better life, and they found it working in the fields and dairy farms of Texas. Diversity…