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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Archives show Nixon’s targeting of foes
National |
12:00AM, December 3
As part of a release of archival tapes and documents Monday, the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum revealed fresh records that reflect the 37th president’s heated campaign to investigate, intimidate and smear political rivals and opponents of the Vietnam War. Read more
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Wiretapping memos are sought
National |
November 2, 2008
A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memos that provide the legal basis for the Bush administration’s post-Sept. Read more
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Alaska charges steep prices for state records
National |
October 18, 2008
Alaska offers no bargains to people asking for records of the taxpayers’ money at work. Read more
Monday, September 22, 2008
Be alert to SEC filings
Business |
September 22, 2008
If you have certain stocks you follow closely, it’s important to keep up with each company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more
Friday, September 12, 2008
Was Ethel Rosenberg wronged?
National |
September 12, 2008
Grand jury transcripts released Thursday from the biggest espionage case of the Cold War raise questions about whether Ethel Rosenberg was convicted and executed based on perjured prosecution testimony. Read more
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Court delays attorney-firing case
National |
September 6, 2008
A federal appeals court granted the White House a temporary delay in turning over documents to a House committee investigating the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. Read more
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Top secret British papers found on train
World |
June 15, 2008
A second batch of secret government files has been found on a train, this time papers detailing Britain’s efforts to tackle terrorism financing, the drug trade and money-laundering, a British newspaper said Saturday. Read more
Saturday, February 9, 2008
California congressman subpoenas EPA
National |
February 9, 2008
The chairman of a key congressional committee issued a subpoena Friday to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to turn over documents on its decision to deny California permission to implement its own global warming laws. Read more
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Ex-agent’s security breach detailed
National |
December 6, 2007
An illegal immigrant from Lebanon who became an agent for the FBI
and CIA allegedly used her access to sensitive U.S. government
secrets to help her brother-in-law, a suspected major fundraiser for
the terrorist group Hezbollah, according to new details concerning a
national security breach that emerged Wednesday. Read more
Thursday, November 29, 2007
World in Brief / GERMANY - Holocaust records open to the public
World |
November 29, 2007
After more than 60 years, Nazi documents stored in six warehouses
in Bad Arolsen, Germany, were opened to the public, providing a rich
resource for Holocaust historians and survivors. Read more
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Britons’ banking data lost
World |
November 21, 2007
Britain’s tax and customs service lost banking and personal data
of 25 million people – nearly half the country’s population – when
two computer disks disappeared in an internal mail service, the
Treasury chief said Tuesday. Read more
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Rumsfeld memos reveal musings
National |
November 1, 2007
In a series of internal musings and memos to his staff,
then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld wrote of the need to “keep
elevating the threat,” “link Iraq to Iran” and develop “bumper
sticker statements” to rally public support for an increasingly
unpopular war. Read more
Friday, September 21, 2007
Judge grants ACLU request to keep employers’ names private
California | Local |
September 21, 2007
Vista city officials cannot disclose the names of residents who
received permits to hire day laborers, a judge ruled Thursday in
granting a request by the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego
and Imperial counties. Read more
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Issues of immigration, privacy clash in Vista
California | Local |
September 20, 2007
VISTA – The often-emotional debate over immigration roiling
cities across the country has morphed here into an unusual clash
between individual privacy rights and public access to governmental records. Read more
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Access to county legal records extended
California | Local |
September 19, 2007
Los Angeles County supervisors expanded public access to
information about their legal settlements Tuesday, unanimously voting
to create public documents about most of the sensitive and
high-profile lawsuits they resolve behind closed doors. Read more
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Many holders of green cards face large fees
National |
August 23, 2007
Hundreds of thousands of legal residents whose green cards don’t
have expiration dates may have to pay $370 to replace them or risk
criminal penalties. Read more
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Nation in Brief / WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cost of passport crush soars
National |
August 16, 2007
New travel rules that swamped passport offices and frustrated U.S.
travelers this summer will cost the government an estimated $944
million over three years, officials said. Read more
Friday, June 22, 2007
Cheney’s executive decision
National |
June 22, 2007
For the last four years, Vice President Dick Cheney has made the
controversial claim that his office is not fully part of the Bush
administration in order to exempt it from a presidential order
regulating federal agencies’ handling of classified national security
information, officials said Thursday. Read more
Monday, June 18, 2007
Ohio to investigate data theft
National |
June 18, 2007
The state has hired a computer security expert to determine the
likelihood of someone getting access to data on a backup storage
device that has been stolen, Gov. Read more
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Cheney visitor log ordered deleted
National |
May 30, 2007
A lawyer for Vice President Dick Cheney told the Secret Service to
eliminate data on who visited Cheney at his official residence, a
newly disclosed letter states. Read more
