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Obama says new task force will examine gas prices

By doris | Published: April 22, 2011

Full Story atmsnbc.com RENO, Nevada — President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the Justice Department is assembling a team to “root out any cases of fraud or manipulation” in oil markets that might be forcing up gasoline prices in the United States. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.84 on [...]

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Judge: Feds illegally wiretapped Islamic charity

By doris | Published: April 1, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com SAN FRANCISCO – In a repudiation of the Bush administration’s now-defunct terrorist surveillance effort, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers without a search warrant. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said the plaintiffs provided enough evidence [...]

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