Karen Loeffler Sworn in as Alaska’s First Female U.S. Attorney

Karen Loeffler/jason kohler-ktuu-tv By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Karen Loeffler officially became Alaska’s first female U.S. Attorney on Friday. Loeffler was sworn in at a ceremony in the U.S. District Courthouse in Anchorage, KTUU-tv reported. Former U.S. Attorney Robert Bundy administered the oath to Loeffler and described her as a brilliant attorney and state shooter, the…

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Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Says Black Community Needs to Confront Violence and Other Social Ills

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Before a Sunday church crowd of more than 400 people in Long Island , Atty. General Eric Holder Jr. advocated a “spiritual awakening” among African Americans, saying the community needs to confront violence and other social ills that disproportionately impact blacks, Newsday reported. Holder, a native of Queens, honed in on…

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Fed Judge Gives NY Woman Probation for Smuggling Monkey Meat

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Authorities at Kennedy Airport three years ago stumbled across a little surprise while inspecting shipments from Africa: a package containing monkey meat. On Friday, a federal judge in Brooklyn gave Staten Island resident Mamie Manneh, a native of Liberia, probation for illegally importing the meat that can carry numerous infectious diseases…

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