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A filibuster fit for Joe McCarthy
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense ended as it began -- with a smear. "Senator Hagel has accused Israel of quote 'playing games' and committing, quote, 'sickening slaughter,'" Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said before...
Tags: Politics, Hamas, Tom Coburn, John Cornyn, Elections
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Rubio has dinner at the White House
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other... -
Man charged with mailing ricin letter to judge in Washington state
ReutersOLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged with mailing a letter containing the deadly poison ricin to a U.S. district judge in Spokane, Washington, the FBI said. Investigators have no information to suggest...Tags: Justice System, Barack Obama, Trials, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), FBI
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Duo of senators plead with SEC to take action on credit raters
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators urged federal securities regulators to move quickly on fundamental changes to how credit-rating agencies are compensated, a step they said will reduce the type of...Tags: Politics, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Credit Ratings, The McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated
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U.S. judge sends ricin-letters case to grand jury -report
ReutersBy Robbie Ward TUPELO, Miss., May 2 (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that there was enough evidence for a grand jury to consider indicting a Mississippi man accused of mailing poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other U.S....Tags: Justice System, Crimes, Newspaper and Magazine, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), PayPal, Inc.
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Lawyer: Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man'...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Government, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), MySpace
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With new arrest, ricin case takes a strange turn
TUPELO, Miss. — Federal agents of all sorts invaded northeast Mississippi several days ago, on a mission: Find the man who sent a poison-laced letter to the president. But the United States government quickly found itself entangled, once again, in a...Tags: Justice System, Sports, Entertainment Events, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Police Arrests
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Suspect in ricin-letter case ordered held without bail in Mississippi
A karate instructor appeared in federal court in Mississippi and was ordered held on a charge that he produced the poison ricin and sent it in letters to President Obama and others. Wearing an orange jumpsuit and with his hands shackled, James Everett...Tags: Justice System, Stephen Breyer, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Paul Kevin Curtis, Lawyers
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Mississippi man arrested in ricin case
TUPELO, Miss., April 27 (Reuters) - Federal agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor on Saturday after his home and a former business were searched as part of an investigation into ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and two...
Tags: Justice System, Barack Obama, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), FBI, Prosecution
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Martial arts instructor arrested in case of poisoned letters
TUPELO, Miss. — FBI agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor early Saturday in the bizarre case of poisoned letters sent to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. James Everett Dutschke was arrested without incident at his...
Tags: Justice System, Stephen Breyer, Sports, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Police Arrests
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FBI says more tests may be needed to probe ricin potency
ReutersBy Susan Cornwell and Marilyn W. Thompson WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The FBI said on Thursday that more tests may be necessary to determine the potency of a granular material identified as ricin that was packed into letters sent to President Obama,...Tags: Justice System, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Anthrax, Disease Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Personal feud emerges in Mississippi ricin investigation
The investigation into ricin-laced letters addressed to the president, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge highlighted a personal feud Wednesday and an unusual cast of characters — starting with Paul Kevin Curtis, an Elvis impersonator who had...
Tags: Justice System, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Paul Kevin Curtis, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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