FBI INVESTIGATING BIG COLEMAN DONOR
Families' 9/11 liability suit may go to trial
Bailout for duped Madoff investorsFederal judge orders protection for investors from special reserve fund.
Families' 9/11 liability suit may go to trial
Bailout for duped Madoff investorsFederal judge orders protection for investors from special reserve fund.
Walsh murder finally solved
Police say they've solved the case of Adam Walsh, whose father started "America's Most Wanted."
Police say they've solved the case of Adam Walsh, whose father started "America's Most Wanted."
Uh-Oh: Paulson Does Not Expect Another 'Major Institution' To Fail
Be afraid, very afraid. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told CNBC today that he "is expecting no other major financial institution to fail" -- echoing a prediction he made just 10 days before the enormous Citigroup bailout in late November.
Be afraid, very afraid. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told CNBC today that he "is expecting no other major financial institution to fail" -- echoing a prediction he made just 10 days before the enormous Citigroup bailout in late November.
State budget unveiled, full of new taxes and cuts — ALBANY - Gov. Paterson released a $121 billion slash-and-burn budget Tuesday morning that slams New Yorkers with 88 new fees and taxes - even on their iPods. — Calling the budget the “greatest economic and fiscal challenge of our lifetimes
SEC to Probe Its Ties to Madoffs — The Securities and Exchange Commission will examine the relationship between a former official at the agency and a niece of financier Bernard L. Madoff, after the SEC's chief admitted “apparent multiple failures” to oversee the firm at the center of an alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
Justices Restore Suit Brought by Ex-Prisoners Citing Torture The Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit brought by four former prisoners at Guantánamo Bay against Donald H. Rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, and other officials. The former prisoners, all British citizens, say they were tortured and subjected to religious persecution. In a brief order, the justices instructed a federal appeals court to take a second look at the case in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in June in Boumediene v. Bush granting Guantánamo prisoners the right to challenge their detention in federal court.
SEC to Probe Its Ties to Madoffs — The Securities and Exchange Commission will examine the relationship between a former official at the agency and a niece of financier Bernard L. Madoff, after the SEC's chief admitted “apparent multiple failures” to oversee the firm at the center of an alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
Justices Restore Suit Brought by Ex-Prisoners Citing Torture The Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit brought by four former prisoners at Guantánamo Bay against Donald H. Rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, and other officials. The former prisoners, all British citizens, say they were tortured and subjected to religious persecution. In a brief order, the justices instructed a federal appeals court to take a second look at the case in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in June in Boumediene v. Bush granting Guantánamo prisoners the right to challenge their detention in federal court.
Bush predicts long US war in Afghanistan Outgoing US President [sic] George W. Bush says Washington would not walk away from the conflict in Afghanistan despite rising violence and instability. The US president arrived in violence-wracked Afghanistan on a surprise trip after making a farewell visit to war-torn Iraq. Bush's plane landed in the dark at the Baghram air base outside the capital Kabul on early Monday.
Pakistan tells UK to stay out of terror investigation A request to Pakistan that UK police be allowed to question Pakistani suspects in the Mumbai attack has been rejected. Prime Minister Gordon Brown had asked for UK detectives to be given access to Pakistan’s investigations over the likely involvement of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group. But Mr Brown's Pakistani counterpart, Yousaf Raza Gilani, said: "It is our country and our laws will be implemented. We'll follow our laws."
95 journalists killed doing their job in 2008 Nearly 100 journalists were killed doing their job during 2008, a slight fall from the previous year due to security improvements in Iraq, a press rights group said on Monday. The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in its annual report that 95 journalists were killed in 32 different countries in the past twelve months, down from a record 110 in 2007.
Second Circuit Rules Against National Security Letter Gag Orders Tuesday, the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeals gave another setback to the Bush Administration's claims for sweeping new Executive powers. The court found the National Security Letter (NSL) statute's gag provision unconstitutional in Doe v. Mukasey. The NSL law allows the government to seek your electronic communications transactional records from your ISP without obtaining a court order. The gag provisions required the recipient of a NSL to stay quiet as long as the government desired, with only a fig leaf of judicial review. The fig leaf was not good enough to satisfy the First Amendment.
Blagojevich's arrest cost Illinois $20 million The legal problems surrounding Gov. Rod Blagojevich have cost the state more than $20 million, Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias said Tuesday. The state was forced to delay its plan to borrow $1.4 billion last Thursday as a result of the governor’s arrest and missed the chance to sell short-term bonds at reduced interest rates.
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