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Leandro Aragoncillo, a native of the Philippines, has been charged with spying by the Federal Bureau of Investigation: FOX News—NEWARK, N.J. — An FBI intelligence analyst with top secret clearance who worked at a New Jersey Army base was charged Monday with passing classified information about Filipino leaders to current and former officials of that [...]
Michael Brown has resigned as head of FEMA: WRAL—WASHINGTON — Mike Brown says he has resigned as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. [. . .] We all knew this one was coming. Related Stories: Calls For FEMA Head Michael Brown To Resign Was There Concern About Michael D. Brown’s Nomination To Head FEMA?
The U.S. Air Force will begin mosquito spraying missions this week in and around New Orleans: USAF—TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control, the 757th Airlift Squadron at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Vienna, Ohio, will begin flying multiple aerial spray missions [...]
Katie Leung spoke recently with The Sunday Mail about the vicious hate campaigns waged against her. The campaigns began after it was announced she would portray Cho Chang in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”: The Sunday Mail—Katie, 18, has admitted she was shocked at the abuse – which she never suffered as a [...]
Anna Ayala and her husband Jaime Placencia pled “guilty” to all charges today: SFGate.com—San Jose — The Las Vegas couple accused of planting a piece of human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili pleaded guilty today in a San Jose courtroom. [. . .]
For some 82nd Airborne troops guarding the superdome, it’s the nastiest thing ever: Fayetteville Online—”It’s the nastiest thing ever,” said Pfc. Michael Martinez. [. . .] “It’s really foul,” Martinez said. Seward said the minute he walked in, he was shocked. “I said some choice words that I’m not going to repeat.” [. . .]
ABC News Radio is reporting that FEMA head Michael Brown may be out of a job soon: ABC News Radio—Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, under criticism due to his management of Hurricane Katrina as well as reported discrepancies on his resume, is expected to be out as head of the agency very soon, [...]
The Wall Street Journal says this morning that Louisiana Governor Blanco refused a proposal from President Bush to take control of local law enforcement to quell violence and get help to victims: The Wall Street Journal—Parts of New Orleans became so dangerous last week that the Bush administration briefly sought to take control of local [...]
The target of the Hurricane Katrina “blame game” isn’t Bush at all, but “America itself” says The Intellectual Activist: The Intellectual Activist—The “blame game” after Hurricane Katrina is not really aimed at President Bush. It is aimed at America itself, which the American and European left want to condemn for its individualism. The attempts to [...]
Representative Nancy Pelosi gave CNN’s Kyra Phillips a verbal ‘slap in the face’ during an interview today [about Hurricane Katrina disaster relief problems] telling her, “Kyra…if you want to make a case for the White House, you should go on their payroll.” Kyra Phillips responded, “I’m not making a case for the White House, by [...]
