When Watchdogs Snore: How ABC, CBS and NBC Ignored Fannie & Freddie

Our 'Fourth Estate' was Asleep at the Wheel!As of this Tuesday morning, the media has finally woke up. On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough's MSNBC news program, reporters finally realize their role in providing the information the public needs to know. "By Rich Noyes September...

The Shifting Landscape of Health Care Fraud and Regulatory Compliance

Regulators Increase Scrutiny As Health Care Costs Consume Higher Share of GDP. As health care costs continue to accelerate and consume an ever-higher percentage of GDP, federal and state regulators are ratcheting...

Anthrax Investigation Implicates Suicide Researcher

Bruce Ivins, the researcher who committed suicide, is implicated in the 2001 anthrax attacks New Jersey. Following a breifing for family members of the victims, the info was made public by the FBI."The Justice Department released hundreds of pages of documents related to the...

Obama Isn't Sweating. He Should Be.

The Republican party is at it again in the run-up to the November elections in the USA. Analysis of the last two Presidential elections make it clear that manipulation of voting laws and processes by the GOP caused...

Blackwater: the Coca-Cola of Security Contractors, But Not For Long

Remember Blackwater? They're kind of hard to forget for obvious reasons, but not necessarily as well-known for others. But, take it from them, security was never "part of the master plan." Or the brand.Publicly, they...

Russell Brand apologises for police hoax

This is truly bizarre. British comedian Russell Brand, who might be known to Americans through his role in the recent movie "Forgetting Sarah marshall," made a prank call to a local police department during a live...

Hundreds nabbed in U.S. child prostitution sting

There are certain stories that lift the human spirit, that enoble us as a species. This is not one of them."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 300 people have been arrested for involvement in child prostitution rings and 21 children rescued in a nationwide sweep, the FBI said...

Policeman Shot Dead During Training Exercise in Manchester

" A policeman who died during a training exercise in Manchester has been named as Ian James Terry.The 32-year-old police constable was killed by a single shot from a colleague's gun. Investigations under way at...

ATR may have been damaged in 'barrel roll'

"Danish civil aviation administration SLV is awaiting a detailed statement from regional airline Cimber Air after suspecting that one of its ATR 42-500 turboprops exceeded flight limits by performing a 360° longitudinal roll. Investigations began when the Danish...

Josef Fritzl 'kept granddaughter as sex slave'

New horrors have been revealed in the case of an Austrian man who kept his daughter locked in his cellar for 24 years and fathered seven children with her."Josef Fritzl, the Austrian who kept a secret family in his...

Houston we have a "Credit" Problem, NASA Spending Spree

What Space Cases!  NASA Employees think its O.K. to use your money to buy toys."NASA employees have used government credit cards to ring up iPods, video games and even clothes from the agency's own gift shop,...

Taser shock triggers fire in man's pants

This gives a whole new meaning to "Is there a fire in your pants or are you just glad to see me?""A Hamilton man Tasered by police is in hospital after the stun gun ignited a "flammable object" in his pants, burning...

ACLU Accuses Pentagon of Snooping with FBI's Help

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon and FBI today for using their "intrusive surveillance power" to obtain personal and private information on American citizens, when the government agencies were not...

FBI phone tap cut due to unpaid bill

"A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a US government audit. The US Justice Department's inspector general faulted the FBI for poor handling of money used in undercover investigations, which it...

Clintons Karl Rove Arrested For Driving Drunk

This guy spends his days writing about his political enemies and their past sh*t. Now he steps in the same Sh*t. Karma? "Sidney Blumenthal plays hardball. A longtime confidante and adviser to the Clintons, he has...

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