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FBI investigating missing money at MF Global

By doris | Published: November 2, 2011

Full Story at money.com WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — The FBI and federal prosecutors are investigating how some $600 million of MF Global customers’ money has gone missing, CNN learned Tuesday from sources close to the probe. The investigation of MF Global (MF) is being conducted by the FBI and other federal regulators, including the U.S. Securities [...]

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Senate passes $182B spending bill

By doris | Published: November 1, 2011

Full Story at  msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved must-do legislation to fund the day-to-day budgets of five Cabinet agencies, kick-starting long overdue work to add the details to budget limits agreed to by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans this summer. The bipartisan 69-30 vote came on a $182 billion bundle of three [...]

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FBI investigates gunshots striking congressman’s Houston office

By doris | Published: September 1, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The FBI and local Texas authorities are investigating reports of gunshots Tuesday striking the north Houston office of U.S. Rep. Gene Green, authorities said. “We are looking into it,” said Shauna Dunlap, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Houston. It’s unclear if the congressman, a Democrat, or his office [...]

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Senators seek smoking gun in BP-Lockerbie link

By doris | Published: July 17, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — BP’s oil spill notoriety is reviving unwelcome attention from Congress on another issue: whether the oil company sought the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to help get a $900 million exploration agreement with Libya off the ground. Soon after al-Megrahi’s release last year, BP acknowledged that [...]

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Former deputy FBI director will head up TSA

By doris | Published: June 27, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The third time was the charm for President Barack Obama to fill the top job at the Transportation Security Administration. The Senate Friday confirmed John Pistole, the former deputy FBI director, to head the TSA. The vote was unanimous. Obama’s first two choices to run the agency dropped out [...]

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Pentagon shooter had history of mental health problems

By doris | Published: March 6, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Arlington, Virginia (CNN) — The man who authorities say shot and wounded two police officers outside the Pentagon Thursday before he was fatally shot had a history of mental health problems and a penchant for spouting anti-government conspiracy theories. John Patrick Bedell repeatedly tangled with police in recent months, while his [...]

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