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Mike Wallace, ‘60 Minutes’ interrogator, dies

NEW YORK — “Mike Wallace is here to see you.”

Apr 8 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Muppet manifesto: Blistering exit for Goldman exec

NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs, arguably the most storied investment bank on Wall Street, has been compared to a money-sucking vampire squid and called the evil empire of finance. On Wednesday, it got a black eye from one of its own.

Mar 14 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Defiant Cain says he won’t drop out of GOP race

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Under rising pressure from fellow Republicans, presidential hopeful Herman Cain sought to muddy the reputation of one accuser, forcefully denied any and all allegations of sexual impropriety and vowed Tuesday the growing controversy would not drive him from the race for the White House.

Nov 9 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

No double-dip recession in sight — yet

It’s amazing what a difference a few weeks makes. Just a little more than a month ago, the nation’s economists seemed to have turned decidedly pessimist, with a few indicating the U.S. economy had already entered a double-dip recession. Even those who were not quite so bleak in their assessment were throttling back on their GDP forecasts for the second half of this year, with many suggesting economic growth in the 1 to 2 percent range.

Oct 25 2011 | Posted in Jim Newton | Read More »

The Town that Banned the Garden Club

Sometimes fame and glory just don’t get spread around evenly. Like the quarterback of a football team or the lead singer of a rock band, there are parts of any entity that get more attention than others. The same is true for the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Jul 21 2011 | Posted in David Hejmanowski | Read More »

Ex-Murdoch aide Brooks arrested; Police chief out

LONDON (AP) — An intensifying voicemail hacking and police bribery scandal cut closer than ever to Rupert Murdoch and Scotland Yard on Sunday with the arrest of the media magnate’s former British newspaper chief and the resignation of London’s police commissioner.

Jul 17 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Murdochs to be questioned in UK; FBI opens review

LONDON — Rupert Murdoch and his son James first refused, then agreed Thursday to appear before U.K. lawmakers investigating phone hacking and police bribery, while in the U.S., the FBI opened a review into allegations the Murdoch media empire sought to hack into the phones of Sept. 11 victims.

Jul 14 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Pakistan denies army major’s arrest for CIA links

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army denied Wednesday that one of its majors was among a group of Pakistanis who Western officials say were arrested for feeding the CIA information before the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

Jun 15 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »