SPB News for Wednesday

Fox News Scores Obama Interview

GAO blocks Blackwater bid
Halts $1B contract over concerns other contractors unfairly excluded.

Report: DOJ Accepted 43 Stimulus Fraud Cases For Prosecution

One-year freeze on earmarks fails in Senate, splits GOP - WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly defeated a bid to freeze spending earmarks for a year.

Eric Holder: Osama bin Laden won't be brought in alive — Attorney General Eric Holder told a congressional panel Tuesday that the question of reading Osama bin Laden his Miranda rights is absurd - because he won't be brought in alive. — “Let's deal with reality,” Holder said.

Facebook feds go undercover: Report shows FBI, other agents dipping quietly into social media --Document: U.S. agents are already logging on surreptitiously to exchange messages with suspects, identify a target's friends or relatives and browse private information such as postings, personal photographs and video clips. 16 Mar 2010 U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a tantalizing glimpse of issues related to privacy and crime-fighting. Think you know who's behind that "friend" request? Think again. Your new "friend" just might be the FBI.
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Police investigate 'sudden accidental' death of Labour MP Ashok Kumar Police are investigating the sudden death of Ashok Kumar, the Labour MP, whose body was found by officers at his home. The Indian-born 53-year-old, a former scientist, was single and had no underlying health problems. Colleagues said that the death of the MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland had come as a "huge shock". Sources said that there was no sign of a break in at his home and there appeared to be no suspicious circumstances or third party involved.

SJ bank manager accused of bilking elderly A former San Jose bank manager is accused of bilking his elderly clients. Prosecutors say John Tran lost his job as head of Wells Fargo Bank on Lincoln Avenue last year. After he was fired, Tran solicited several ex-clients at their homes. He may have pocketed $900,000 in funds they thought were being invested in long term accounts.