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White House ignored red flags in loan to failed solar company

By doris | Published: September 14, 2011

Full Story at Bottom Line.msnbc.msn.com The Obama administration committed more than $500 million in taxpayer money to a maker of solar power panels despite repeated red flags about the company’s viability, NBC News’ Lisa Myers reported Wednesday. The FBI raided the Silicon Valley headquarters of the company, Solyndra, last week, investigating whether the government was [...]

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Second wife warned U.S. of Mumbai plotter

By doris | Published: October 17, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com.com There were two separate warnings that an American businessman was plotting a terrorist attack in India with the Pakistani extremist group that carried out the Mumbai assault, NBC News confirmed Saturday. But the second warning, given by the man’s wife to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad just a year before the [...]

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Report: Significant cheating by FBI agents on exam

By doris | Published: September 29, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation has found that FBI agents, including several supervisors, cheated on an important test covering the bureau’s policies for conducting surveillance on Americans. Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine said Monday that his limited review of allegations that agents improperly took the open-book test together or [...]

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Three shot on Army base near El Paso

By doris | Published: September 21, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The FBI is on its way to Fort Bliss in west Texas to investigate a shooting at a convenience store on the base that left a man dead and two women wounded, according to base spokesman Dieter Jester. The man, who authorities say shot the females, was shot and [...]

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ICE: 370 illegal immigrants arrested in 10 states

By doris | Published: August 28, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested nearly 400 illegal immigrants — including 347 with prior criminal convictions — over a three-day operation throughout the Midwest, the agency announced Friday. The arrests in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska were part of the agency’s [...]

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Feds arrest 10 accused of being Russian agents

By doris | Published: June 29, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Less than a week after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the United States, the Justice Department announced Monday that 10 people were arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country. Another suspect was still being sought. Five of the arrested suspects [...]

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Irish police release U.S. woman held in plot

By doris | Published: March 14, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com DENVER – An American woman and three others arrested in Ireland over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, Irish police said Saturday. Seven people — including the American woman, three Algerians, a Libyan, a Palestinian and a Croatian — were arrested Tuesday in [...]

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Ex-U.S. official, wife plead guilty in Cuba spy case

By doris | Published: November 22, 2009

Full Story atCNN.com Washington (CNN) — A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges. Walter Kendall Myers, 72, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit espionage and two counts of wire fraud. He agreed to [...]

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Computer virus strikes U.S. Marshals, FBI

By doris | Published: May 22, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Law enforcement computers were struck by a Mystery computer virus Thursday, forcing the FBI and the U.S. Marshals to shut down part of their networks as a precaution. The U.S. Marshals confirmed it disconnected from the Justice Department’s computers as a protective measure after being hit by the virus; [...]

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FBI foils plot to bomb NYC temple; 4 men charged

By doris | Published: May 21, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com NEW YORK – Four men arrested on charges of plotting to bomb a Jewish temple and shoot down military planes are expected to appear Thursday in federal court in White Plains. Officials told The Associated Press the arrests came after a nearly yearlong undercover operation that began in Newburgh, N.Y., about [...]

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FBI raids peanut butter plant suspected in outbreak

By doris | Published: February 10, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com The Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Georgia, was sealed off by federal authorities Monday morning, WALB reported. The company is accused of knowingly shipping tainted products now linked to nearly 600 illnesses, including eight deaths, in 43 states. The recent outbreak has led to one of the largest food [...]

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