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  • August 2008

    • Blackwater Guards May Be Charged in Iraq Shooting

      Washington Post  |  Aug 17, 08 6:18 AM CDT

      Blackwater Guards May Be Charged in Iraq Shooting

      (Newser) - Federal prosecutors are close to seeing indictments against some of the Blackwater security guards linked to the shooting in Baghdad last September that left 17 civilians dead, the Washington Post reports. Target letters have gone out to six Blackwater contractors, sources tell the Post , indicating a high likelihood that the Justice Department will pursue charges. An Iraqi investigation found that the contractors had fired without provocation; Blackwater claims the shooting was a response to insurgent fire. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Blackwater  • Iraq contractors  • indictment  • security guards

    • Anthrax Suspect Was Eccentric, Respected

      Washington Post  |  Aug 1, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Anthrax Suspect Was Eccentric, Respected

      (Newser) - Bruce Ivins, the government scientist who committed suicide this week as FBI investigators working the case of the 2001 anthrax attacks were closing in, was known as a quiet, introverted researcher, the Washington Post reports. One ex-colleague described him as "a well-respected scientist” although he “always seemed on the edge.” More »

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      FBI  • suicide  • anthrax  • Bruce Ivins  • indictment  • scientist  • domestic terrorism  • infectious diseases

  • July 2008

    • In Alaska, GOP Algebra Is Now Calculus

      Washington Post  |  Jul 29, 08 4:29 PM CDT

      In Alaska, GOP Algebra Is Now Calculus

      (Newser) - Ted Stevens’ indictment radically changes the landscape in Alaska’s US Senate race, Chris Cillizza writes in the Washington Post . The octogenarian is one of six candidates in the Aug. 26 GOP primary, and it's too late to remove him from the running. The party's best-case scenario would be for Stevens to win and then step aside. More »

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      Senate  • Alaska  • Ted Stevens  • indictment

  • June 2008

    • Email May Toast Arrested Bear Fund Managers

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 19, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Email May Toast Arrested Bear Fund Managers

      (Newser) - A pair of former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers arrested today on federal fraud charges could be done in by an email in which one described their market position as "toast"—days before telling investors it was "quite comfortable." Matthew Tannin and Ralph Cioffi will be indicted later today in a collapse that cost investors $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      Bear Stearns  • hedge fund  • indictment  • securities fraud  • wire fraud

  • May 2008
  • March 2008
  • December 2007

    • Bonds Sticks to 'Not Guilty'

      Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 7:29 PM CST

      Bonds Sticks to 'Not Guilty'

      (Newser) - Baseball legend Barry Bonds pleaded "not guilty" today to four counts of perjury and an obstruction of justice in US District Court, the AP reports. After a brief session, the judge released Bonds without bail money and vetoed the government's request to have his passport seized. The baseball celebrity left the courthouse to chants of "Barry, Barry" from a small group of fans. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Barry Bonds  • court cases  • indictment

  • November 2007
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