Suspected Nazi Demjanjuk Charged in Germany

A new chapter begins in the tale of suspected Nazi John Demjanjuk after so many have already been written. Will prosecutors get it right this time? By ROLAND LOSCH Associated Press Writer MUNICH — German prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk on Monday with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death…

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Ex-Feds Louis Freeh and Michael Garcia to Testify in Supreme Crt. Nominee’s Hearing

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Two big-name ex-feds scheduled to testify on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor are former FBI director Louis Freeh  and former N.Y. U.S. Attorney Michael J. Garcia. The hearing begins Monday at 10 a.m. The witness list, according to the Judiciary Committee,  is as follows: For the Majority:…

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Pres. Obama Nominates 6 U.S. Attys. Including Son of Sen. And 1st Woman U.S. Atty. in Hawaii

Ohio nominee Steven Dettelbach By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – President Obama on Friday announced nominees for six U.S. Attorney posts. The nominees included the first woman U.S. Attorney in Hawaii and the son of a state senator in South Dakota. In Hawaii, the president nominated Florence T. Nakakuni, 57, an assistant U.S. Attorney in…

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Stinging Report Says Bush White House Kept Justice Dept. Lawyers in the Dark on Warrantless Wiretaps

There’s no sugar coating the ugly truth about the way things were handled. The biting report also confirms outsiders’ suspicions that the White House undermined the Justice Department’s mission. By Carrie Johnson and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Bush White House so strictly controlled access to its warrantless eavesdropping program that…

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