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Aaron Swartz's suicide continues to ripple through Congress
Aaron Swartz may change the Internet yet again, even in death, with the help of lawmakers who have expressed a fondness for breaking the law. At a Washington, D.C., memorial Monday night, members of Congress and loved ones gathered to remember Swartz,...
Tags: Steve Jobs, Computer Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Mark Zuckerberg, Prisons
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For the record
L.A. Art Show: A For the Record item published in this space on Jan. 30 about the Art Los Angeles Contemporary show running concurrently with the L.A. Art Show misspelled the name of Barker Hangar in Santa Monica as Barket. Immigration policy: An...Tags: Duncan Hunter, Jamie Foxx
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Assistant Atty. Gen. Lanny Breuer to exit amid criticism, praise
WASHINGTON — Assistant U.S. Atty. Gen. Lanny A. Breuer, who made his mark ramping up the prosecution of white-collar crime and overseeing the government’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill investigation, announced he is soon leaving his post as one...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Political Corruption, Barack Obama, Criminals
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House Ethics Committee finds no violations in Countrywide VIP probe
WASHINGTON -- The House Ethics Committee has found no rules violations by lawmakers and staffers who used a VIP loan program from Countrywide Financial Corp. saying the allegations of special treatment fell outside the panel's jurisdiction. The...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Kent Conrad, Justice System
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Jewelry, family heirlooms stolen from Rep. Darrell Issa's home
L.A. NOWSan Diego County sheriff's detectives are investigating the theft of an estimated $100,000 in jewelry, including several family heirloom pieces, from the home of U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista). The theft occured in the early evening of Nov. 29 at...... -
Aaron Swartz suicide has U.S. lawmakers scrutinizing prosecutors
Congressional criticism is mounting against U.S. prosecutors for pursuing prison time for a popular hacker in a case that's morphed into a posthumous cause celebre. Aaron Swartz, 26, a cofounder of Reddit and an open-Internet advocate, committed suicide...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John Cornyn, Judges, The Huffington Post, Punishment
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D.A. dismissed tennis umpire case without seeing defense report
L.A. NOWProsecutors made a decision to drop a murder charge against professional tennis umpire Lois Goodman before her attorneys turned over a defense team pathology report that disputed a coroner's finding that her husband was killed.... -
California Rep. Laura Richardson on watchdog's 'most corrupt' list
PolitiCalRep. Laura Richardson was among 12 representatives named to a watchdog group's list of 12 "most corrupt" members of Congress. Two other california congressmen received a "dishonorable mention."... -
Riverside County Assembly race sparks debate on immigration laws
PolitiCalAssembly race in Riverside County sparks immigration debate... -
Stock market heads higher for first time this week
Renewed speculation that the Federal Reserve will take action to stimulate the economy erased an early-morning loss and drove the stock market higher in midday trading Friday. Stocks turned around after the release of a letter in which Fed chairman Ben...
Tags: Central Bank, Ben Bernanke, Stock Market, Money and Monetary Policy, European Central Bank
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McManus: Lies, damned lies and political advertising
The television commercial is designed to spark outrage. "Billions of taxpayer dollars spent on green energy went to jobs in foreign countries," it intones. "The Obama administration admitted the truth — that $2.3 billion of tax credits went...
Tags: Charity, David Koch, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance
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Obama defends Atty. Gen. Eric Holder amid Fast and Furious probe
President Obama insisted neither he nor Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. knew federal ATF agents were permitting illegal gun purchases on the southwest border, even as Republican lawmakers released new documents showing the attorney general was given general...Tags: Justice System, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Firearms, John Cornyn, Barack Obama
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