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Tim Weiner: James Comey understands power of FBI and saying 'no'
James Comey is the grandson of an Irish cop. But it's not the policeman in his DNA that makes him the right choice to run the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It's his deep understanding of the power of secret intelligence. Comey arrived as the No. 2...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Gallbladder Disease, News Media, Police Investigations, John Ashcroft
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Andres Oppenheimer: Biden - new US point man for Latin America?
Perhaps Secretary of State John Kerry's lack of attention to Latin America might not be so bad after all - it is moving Vice President Joe Biden to get more involved with the region, and may help turn U.S.-Latin American relations into a White House...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of State, Trips and Vacations, White House, Travel
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Obama to nominate Bush-era Justice Dept. official to head FBI
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a former senior Justice Department official who famously challenged warrantless eavesdropping under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as director of the FBI,...
Tags: U.S. Air Force, Terrorism, Republican Party, White House, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Mr. Wilkins goes to the Senate
It was 21 years ago last month that Harvard-educated attorney Robert Wilkins was traveling in a car pulled over for going 5 mph over the posted speed limit on Interstate 68 in Western Maryland. But rather than receive a ticket, the group, all African-...Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court, Chuck Grassley, Trials, Republican Party
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In Syria, what could go wrong?
Aversion therapy is a process used to deter people from engaging in self-destructive habits by subjecting them to painful sensations whenever they do — say, giving them an electric shock when they light a cigarette or take a drink. The idea is...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Sarah Palin, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), John Allen, Bashar Assad
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Syria conflict: Hopes for peace conference may be dashed
BEIRUT— With violence increasingly spilling over Syria's borders, refugees swamping its neighbors and new arms transfers to both sides on the horizon, a solution to the Syrian conflict has rarely seemed so urgent — and so far beyond reach....
Tags: Israel, Turkey, Foreign Aid, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Voice of the People, Jun. 08
Charles Yates Age: 65 Residence: Chicago Been writing letters since: The late 1990s. "If it piques my interest or ticks me off, I'll write about it," he said. Life story in 100 words or less: Grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. Enlisted in the Army after high...Tags: Seinfeld (tv program), Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Transit Authority, Brooklyn (New York City), George H.W. Bush
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GOP dilemma: Draw new voters without irking base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party, having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, confronts a dilemma that's easier to describe than to solve: How can it broaden its appeal to up-for-grabs voters without alienating...
Tags: Michele Bachmann, Tea Party Movement, Government, Polls, John McCain
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Bondholders spark U.S. legal drama over Argentine debt
Collection agencies profit by buying up old debt, chasing borrowers for payment and, when all else fails, using the courts to recover as much as they can. It's a business model polished and perfected over decades of litigation. But what if the...
Tags: Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Judges, Justice System, Litigation
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Mail Call - May 30
“This thank you goes out to the gentleman that was behind my fianceé ... last Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. She put the groceries on the conveyor and after ringing the items up she was short $45. Starting to put back items, this good-hearted...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Federal Reserve, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Barack Obama, Separation of Church and State
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Obama cleans up Bush's national-security mess
In the days after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration made clear to the world that it had the Islamic Republic of Iran in its sights. Condoleezza Rice, who was then President George W. Bush's national security adviser, issued this warning in...Tags: International Military Interventions, National Security, Robert Gates, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Defense Equipment
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Obama to nominate James Comey to lead the FBI
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a former senior Justice Department official who famously challenged a secret eavesdropping program during the George W. Bush administration, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as...
Tags: Police Investigations, John Ashcroft , U.S. Department of Justice, White House, Robert Mueller
May 30, 2013
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May 30, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 29, 2013
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Jun 4, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 30, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 28, 2013
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May 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 29, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
May 29, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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