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Police kill armed 8th-grader in Texas school

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - By CBS News - Jan. 04 (News Report) - Police shot and killed an armed eighth-grader who "engaged" officers in the main hallway of his middle school on Wednesday, the South Texas school district said.

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Justice Department Sues to Block AT&T's Takeover of T-Mobile

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Thomas Catan, Brent Kendall - Aug. 31 (News Report) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued to block AT&T Inc.'s proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA, saying the combination of the second- and fourth-largest U.S. cellphone companies would hurt competition and likely raise prices. The antitrust challenge comes shortly after the Obama administration also blocked Nasdaq OMX Group's proposed offer for NYSE Euronext and shows its desire to put new teeth into antitrust enforcement after what it says was lax enforcement under the previous administration.

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Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Rolling Stone - By Matt Taibbi - Aug. 17 (Investigative Report) - Imagine a world in which a man who is repeatedly investigated for a string of serious crimes, but never prosecuted, has his slate wiped clean every time the cops fail to make a case. No more Lifetime channel specials where the murderer is unveiled after

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Facebook users jailed over 'riot that never was'

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

MSNBC - Aug. 17 (News Report) - Two British men have been sentenced to four years in prison for trying to organize riots on Facebook, according to reports.

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Clean-up as England riots spread

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Aug. 10 (News Report) - The prime minister has said the "fightback" is under way, after cities in England suffered a fourth night of violence and looting. David Cameron said every action would be taken to restore order, with contingency plans for water cannon to be available at 24 hours' notice. On Tuesday night, unrest spread to cities including Manchester, Salford, Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham. Three men aged 21, 30 and 31 died when they were hit by a car in Birmingham. Haroon Jahan, Shahzad Ali, and Abdul Musavir were taken to hospital but died from their injuries.

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FBI examining alleged News Corp. phone hacking

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Jerry Markon - Jul. 14 (Breaking News) - The FBI has opened a preliminary review into allegations that News Corp. employees sought to hack into the phones of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, two U.S. officials said.

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Mexican troops replace police in half a state that borders Texas

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Mariano Castillo - Jun. 25 (News) - Mexican troops fanned out across the border state of Tamaulipas this weekend, taking over security operations in half the state's cities and towns.

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Report describes gun agents' 'state of panic'

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Kim Murphy - Jun. 15 (News Report) - Federal gun agents, concerned about weapons sales to Mexican drug suspects, begged to make arrests but were rebuffed, according to a congressional report on a controversial investigation.

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Nearly 600 Arrested in Asian Swindling Ring

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael Wines - Jun. 11 (Breaking News) - The sweep was reported to have shut down 161 boiler-room operations in Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand, each employing sophisticated frauds.

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Two Iraqi refugees in U.S. charged in terrorism-related case

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Brian Bennett, Michael A. Memoli - Jun. 01 (News Report) - Two men are charged with sending cash, explosives and missiles to Iraq for use against Americans. Their case underscores gaps identified in the U.S. refugee vetting process before last year.

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WikiLeaks accused Bradley Manning 'should never have been sent to Iraq'

Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Maggie O'Kane, Chavala Madlena, Guy Grandjean - May. 28 (Investigative Report) - Guardian exclusive: Soldier held over US intelligence leak was known to be mentally fragile and unsuited to army life The American soldier at the centre of the WikiLeaks revelations was so mentally fragile before his deployment to Iraq that he wet himself, threw chairs around, shouted at his commanding officers and was regularly brought in for psychiatric evaluations, according to an investigative film produced by the Guardian . Bradley Manning, who was detained a year ago on Sunday in connection with the biggest security leak in US military history, was a "mess of a child" who should never have been put through a tour of duty in Iraq, according to an officer from the Fort Leonard Wood military base in Missouri, where Manning trained in 2007. The officer's words reinforce a leaked confidential military report that reveals that other senior officers thought he was unfit to go to Iraq. "He was harassed so much that he once pissed in his sweatpants," the officer said. "I escorted Manning ...

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Scandals Plague Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - By Paul Atkinson - May. 27 (News Report) - The self-professed "toughest sheriff in America" vows to remain in office despite facing a growing number of serious problems.

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Supreme Court gives police leeway in home searches

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By David G. Savage - May. 17 (News Report) - The Supreme Court gave police more leeway to break into homes or apartments in search of illegal drugs when they suspect the evidence otherwise might be destroyed.

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Two Men Arrested in New York Terror Case

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Al Baker - May. 12 (News) - Two men who the authorities said intended to carry out a terrorist attack in New York City were arrested late Wednesday, two law enforcement officials said.

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Accidents fall at Houston red-light camera intersections

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Houston Chronicle - By James Pinkerton - May. 11 (News Analysis) - In the five months after Houston voters forced city officials to turn off a camera surveillance system that fined motorists for running red lights, traffic accidents at those 50 intersections with 70 cameras have decreased 16 percent, according to recently released data. The drop in accidents surprised Houston police administrators who say a possible explanation is the unusually dry weather during recent months has made driving conditions safer. They also wonder if years of electronic monitoring have made Houstonians better, if not more cautious, drivers.

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Guantanamo Bay: Why Obama hasn’t fulfilled his promise to close the facility

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Peter Finn, Anne E. Kornblut - Apr. 24 (Investigative Report) - This account of the unraveling of Obama’s pledge to close Guantanamo is based on interviews with more than 30 current and former administration officials, as well as members of Congress and their staff, members of the George W. Bush administration, and activists. Many of them would speak about internal or sensitive deliberations only on the condition of anonymity.

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Britain to reassert worries about WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning’s treatment

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Karla Adam - Apr. 06 (News Report) - British diplomats said Tuesday that they will restate to the State Department their concerns about the U.S. military’s treatment of Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, the soldier who is accused of supplying confidential diplomatic files to the WikiLeaks Web site.

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Race Issues Rise for Miami Police

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Don Van Natta Jr. - Mar. 23 (News) - Mr. McNeil was the seventh African-American man to be shot and killed by Miami police officers in eight months. The shootings in this racially polarized city have led to marches on the Police Department’s headquarters and calls for a Justice Department investigation, and the city manager has initiated an investigation into the chief’s record.

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U.S. Drones Fight Mexican Drug Trade

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Ginger Thompson, Mark Mazzetti - Mar. 16 (News Report) - Stepping up its involvement in Mexico’s drug war, the Obama administration has begun sending drones deep into Mexican territory to gather intelligence that helps locate major traffickers and follow their networks, according to American and Mexican officials.

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Clinton aide quits over Manning's treatment

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Ed Henry - Mar. 14 (News) - P.J. Crowley abruptly resigned Sunday as State Department spokesman over controversial comments he made about the Bradley Manning case.

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US judge halts damages claim over pollution in Amazon

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Independent - By Larry Neumeister - Mar. 09 (News Report) - An American judge has extended his temporary ban on the collection of $18bn (£11.1bn) in damages from Chevron, saying the US oil giant would be irreparably harmed if it had to pay compensation – ordered by a court in Ecuador – for pollution in parts of the Amazon rainforest.

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Vicious Assault Shakes Texas Town

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By James C. McKinley Jr. - Mar. 09 (News Report) - The police investigation began shortly after Thanksgiving, when an elementary school student alerted a teacher to a lurid cellphone video that included one of her classmates.

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Obama creates indefinite detention system for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Peter Finn, Anne E. Kornblut - Mar. 08 (News Report) - President Obama signed an executive order Monday that will create a formal system of indefinite detention for those held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who continue to pose a significant threat to national security. The administration also said it will start new military commission trials for detainees there.

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Despite openness pledge, President Obama pursues leakers

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Josh Gerstein - Mar. 07 (News Report) - The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.

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Executives Behind Financial Crisis at Little Risk of Jail Time

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Joe Nocera - Feb. 27 (News Report) - Most of the other Wall Street bigwigs whose firms took unconscionable risks — risks that nearly brought the global financial system to its knees — aren’t even on Justice’s radar screen. Nor has there been a single indictment against any top executive at a subprime lender.

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