Friday, January 22, 2010

SPB News for Friday



Grijalva Won't Support Senate Bill, Lays Out Another Option

Specter Tells Bachmann To Act Like A 'Lady'

Schwarzeneger Determined To Obtain Federal Money
Gates confirms Blackwater presence in Pakistan US Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirms that American security firms terror groups Xe Services LLC, formerly known as Blackwater, and DynCorp have been operating in Pakistan. The two firms are operating in private capacities, Gates said on Thursday, adding that the companies were abiding by Pakistani laws. However, he said that if the Pakistani parliament votes for a ban on the presence of the firms, the US government would comply with it.

Rues new disclosures about federal agency's 'deep-set culture of shameful secrecy.'

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