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Feds nix Bulger lawyers’ bid for name of confidential FBI informant
Federal prosecutors are refusing a request by James "Whitey" Bulger’s defense team to turn over the name of a confidential FBI informant,The informant spoke to FBI agents about conversations Whitey henchmen Kevin Weeks and John Martorano may have had with other individuals regarding what they would say if ever called to testify, defense attorneys J.W. Carney Jr. and Hank Brennan ...
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The Long Sordid History of the American Right and Racism
Racism has been a consistent thread weaving through the American Right from the early days when Anti-Federalists battled against the U.S. Constitution to the present when hysterical Tea Partiers denounce the first African-American president. Other factors have come and gone for the Right, but racism has always been there. Though definitions of Right and Left are never precise, the Left has ...
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Feds quiet as wind farms kill eagles
CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. -- The Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles and other protected bird species, shielding the industry from liability and helping keep the scope of the deaths secret, an Associated Press investigation has found. More than 573,000 birds are killed by the country's wind farms each year, including 83,000 hunting birds such as ...
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Knockoffs of Iconic American Brands in Myanmar
';Walmart'; in Yangon. (Photo: Patrick Winn) Myanmar President Thein Sein is in Washington this week for a historic meeting with President Obama. Not long ago, Thein Sein was on a travel black list. But in the past two years, Myanmar has undergone dramatic political change that pleases the White House. And Thein Sein is hoping that will mean more US investment in Myanmar. But, ...
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Father of slain girl 10 unsure why home targeted
NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. -; A devastated father says he has no idea why gunmen targeted his Northern California home over the weekend, killing his 10-year-old daughter as she watched ...
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US urges Egypt govt to defend political speech
WASHINGTON -; The Obama administration is calling on the Egyptian government to rein in prosecutions of political expression amid what it called a "growing trend" of efforts to punish and deter people from speaking their ...
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Official FBI agents cause of death unlikely soon
NORFOLK, Va. -; The Virginia medical examiner's office says it will likely be weeks before the cause of death is determined for two FBI agents who died during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia ...
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Arias trial wraps for day continues Tuesday
FILE - Jodi Arias cries as Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his "victim impact statement" to the jury in this Thursday, May 16, 2013 file photo, during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias returns to court Monday May 20, 2013 for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in ...
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Ill. State Police 5 killed in I-70 van crash
VANDALIA, Ill. -; Illinois State Police say five people were killed and six others injured when a van in which they were riding left a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several ...
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NYPD to increase presence after bias killing
NEW YORK -; A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friendly neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for ...
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Colo. firefighters use ladder truck to rescue bear
This image provided by the Colorado Springs Fire Department shows a bear being rescued from a tree after being tranquilized May 19, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The bear weighed between 150 and 200 lbs. State wildlife division spokesman Michael Serpahin a wildlife officer and firefighters put a harness around it. Then they lowered the bear to the ground as it dangled from the ladder. (AP ...
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Police to offer new details in Susan Powell case
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -; A police agency is offering new details about the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime ...
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Virgin America goes big for first nerd bird flight
Virgin America Inc. is rolling out the red carpet, boarding celebrities and an Austin band, and even launching a water cannon salute upon arrival for its first nonstop flight from Silicon Valley to Silicon Hills. The airline's first "nerd bird" flight from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport lands in the Capital City at 3:35 p.m. tomorrow. ...
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Report NPS hantavirus response followed policy
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommend that design changes to tent cabins and other lodging run by private concessionaires first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.The report released Monday by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General found that park ...
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Omaha task force probes 4 slayings 5 years apart
OMAHA, Neb. -- Authorities in Omaha have launched a task force to investigate any connection between last week's killings of a Creighton University professor and his wife and the 2008 slayings of an 11-year boy and his family housekeeper.Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said Monday that the public should report any suspicious activity as authorities investigate the deaths of Dr. Roger ...
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Calif. gov cites safety in possible bridge delay
The planned repair for broken seismic safety rods on the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge could cost between $5 million and $10 million, a state transportation official said ...
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HandM considering production in South America and Africa CEO
STOCKHOLM--Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on ...
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Futures so bright we have to wear shades Column
everything is in tatters. And, in a way, it is. But serious as these problems are, they're all short-term things. So while at the moment a lot of our political leaders may be wearing sunglasses so as not to be recognized, there's a pretty good argument that, over the longer time, our future's so bright that we have to wear shades. That's the thesis of a new book, America 3.0: ...
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Lawmakers investigate IRS focus on conservative groups
no. i think it's very clear as i said many days ago, he should have been relieved and he was relieved of his duties. terrible mismanagement. the seuss of criteria that never should have been used. signaling out groups ...
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AP considering legal action against Justice Department
NBC's Michael Isikoff reports on the latest about the Justice Department's subpoena of the Associated Press phone records and the department's unreported access to reporters' private digital ...
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Congress to delve deeper into IRS scandal
pay attention to what we've been, we've had three little shiny objects to be distracted by in the press of these three, i'm not going to say scandal episodes. at the same time, it may make some space for behind-the-scenes policy making. even as all of this was ...
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Obama set to host leader from Myanmar at the White House
President Obama will become the first U.S. president in nearly 50 years to host a leader from Myanmar at the White House. And he may not mention the name "Burma." Alex Wagner discusses the historic meeting and the meaning behind the ...
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Snowe Americans must speak up demand bipartisanship
i was concerned that the polarization would be diminished. i think it's important for americans, to speak up, to become engaged in this process and demand and value bipartisanship. that's why i'm part of the bipartisan policy center. that's why we've launched ...
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Bipartisan immigration reform moves forward
immigration reform just might be possible. "the new york times" editorial board says congress is moving in the right direction. writing quote, the absence of drama was a sign of how far the reform effort has moved beyond demagoguey, every day of movement in the committee process is rebuke to the politics of defiant stalemate. the hearings continue this morning and the committee is ...
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Harper escapes to South America
More allegations of questionable accounting from Duffy as critics step up attack OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper darts off to South America Tuesday as his party and office attempt to put a lid on an explosive Senate firestorm at home. Harper will dodge the direct ire of opposition parties this week, which will demand answers after his chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned and Senators ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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