http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/caseofthemissingd/ en-us Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:38:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387533/posts Police in Cambridge, Mass., gave state Sen. Anthony Galluccio a ride home because acquaintances told them he was too drunk to drive about 13 hours before he was involved in a hit-and-run accident. Police were called to a gas station in Cambridge about 4:40 a.m. Oct. 4 after receiving a call about an intoxicated man. The station attendant told police he believed Galluccio was too drunk to drive. Police said another man told them he was trying to drive Galluccio home but couldn't find his house. Police said they drove Galluccio home in their cruiser. About 13 hours later, a... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387533/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:38:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367361/posts If you watched the debates or look at the candidate’s websites, you will never see the dreaded “D” word spoken nor spelled out. You know why, and so do these wily candidates. The “D” word conjures up images of Pelosi, Reid and billions of dollars flying out of your collective pockets and into the hands of millionaire bankers and insurance executives. Some will tell you that no one mentions the “D” word because the Houston Mayoral Race is a non-partisan race. Really? You sure you want to go with that one? According to the letter of the law, the race... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367361/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:39:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2363478/posts HAMMOND, La. (AP) - A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. Neither Bardwell nor the couple immediately returned phone calls from The Associated Press. But Bardwell told the Daily Star of Hammond that he was not a racist. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2363478/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363354/posts Democratic State Sen. Hiram Monserrate was found not guilty today of the felony assault after Queens Supreme Court Judge William Erlbaum rendered his verdict after reflecting on the evidence. Monserrate was found guilty of the lesser charge of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, in the non-jury trial for dragging his girlfriend down a hallway, an incident that was caught on surveillance cameras. Monserrate, who gets to keep his seat as a result of being acquitted on felony charges, faces up to a year in jail. He will be sentenced Dec. 4. New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363354/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:57:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350872/posts Reuters newswire service recently published a story reporting that accused swindler Allen Stanford has been moved to a federal lockup facility in downtown Houston in order "to be closer to his attorneys." In fact in a fairly long story as wire copy goes, Reuters reports all sorts of details of Stanford's alleged financial crimes and current status. There is only one little detail that Reuters seems to have forgotten to report. Allen Stanford was a major fundraiser and lobbyists for some of the biggest Democrats in the country. There isn't a single mention, for instance, that Stanford lobbied Congress for... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350872/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:05:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338194/posts Two sources with knowledge of the situation told the Tribune today they have been notified that Christopher Kelly, a key figure in the federal corruption probe into former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office today confirmed that a body identified as Christopher Kelly was brought to the morgue from Stroger Hospital. The office would not provide any details, including his age, address and manner of death, because the family had not yet arrived at the office. Kelly’s attorney, Michael Monico, declined to comment today when reached by a Tribune reporter. Kelly is a former confidant... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338194/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:57:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2330503/posts Here is video of a cyclist being hit by an SUV in Wisconsin that ran a red-light. The SUV was driven by a Wisconsin state lawmaker. Miraculously, the cyclist was not seriously injured. . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2330503/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:25:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288097/posts CLEVELAND — Federal prosecutors this morning charged a Cleveland construction contractor with bribing Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora with $33,000 in cash, lawn work, Cavs and Indians tickets and hundreds of dollars in meals and drinks for county contracts. The charges said an unnamed public official whose description matches Dimora helped Steve Pumper's company, D-A-S Construction, obtain work on county projects, including brownfield and public housing projects. The bribery charges were filed in U.S. District Court, and they allege that Pumper also used bribes to win contracts in Parma schools. They say he paid former board President J. Kevin Kelley... Cleveland.com The Cleveland Plain Dealer on Line http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288097/posts#comment Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273689/posts The attorney for William J. Jefferson tackled the "elephant in the room" in opening statements Tuesday, explaining the notorious $90,000 "cold cash" discovered in the former congressman's freezer as an FBI setup bid. Prosecutors, for their part, painted a portrait of a debt-ridden man selling out the public good. In his opening speech in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Jefferson attorney Robert Trout addressed the best-known detail in the case - the marked bills found by federal agents in Mr. Jefferson's freezer wrapped inside Pillsbury Pie Crust boxes. He described the money as the trial's "elephant in the room." He... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273689/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:41:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269681/posts The media is a abuzed about this, and the lefty blogs are acting as though this being some nuance of the right. Wrong. Let’s not forget that Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, both antisemitic and neither considered spokesmen for the right. But after some research it appears the shooter, James Von Brunn is in fact - despite the protestations of the Kos Kids - a registered democrat from Maryland. So much for the “Right Wing Conspiracy”. Fact is that most of the Holocaust Denier crowd is from the left. Many of the groups follow the writings of Naom Chomsky, the... Macsmind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269681/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:27:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2268184/posts Logan County Politician indicted The Charleston Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2268184/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 18:48:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202650/posts KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three more federal charges have been filed against a University of Tennessee student charged with hacking into the personal e-mail account of Alaska Gov. and former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202650/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:49:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200853/posts A political candidate who bowed out of the Minneapolis City Council race is being called a fraud and some people are even calling for a criminal investigation. In an exclusive interview with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, the 23-year-old former candidate for Minneapolis City Council admits he lied to campaign donors, volunteers and supporters. Charles Carlson burst onto the political scene in December. The University of Minnesota grad student with a British accent announced his campaign for Minneapolis City Council. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200853/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:58:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176843/posts With pressure growing on him to act, U.S. Sen Christopher Dodd Monday morning allowed reporters to view all of the loan documents and communication he and his wife had when negotiating mortgages with Countrywide Financial Corp. ... "I regret I did not do this sooner and I apologize to the people of Connecticut for the delay,'' said Dodd, who was joined by his wife Jackie Clegg Dodd in a sometimes tense meeting with reporters at his Hartford offices. Hartford Courant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176843/posts#comment Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174977/posts CANTON — Interactions between Canton Mayor William J. Healy II and a high-school-age girl are at the center of two law-enforcement investigations. The investigations began after Canton police received an anonymous tip, even though neither the girl nor her mother had filed a complaint. The mayor denies wrongdoing and wants authorities to discover who sent anonymous letters naming the girl. The Repository (Canton, OH) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174977/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:17:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174539/posts SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office Thursday, marking the first time in the state's long history of political corruption that a chief executive has been impeached and convicted. The 59-0 vote followed several hours of public deliberation in which senator after senator stood up to blast Blagojevich, whose tenure lasted six years. And it came after a four-day impeachment trial on allegations that Blagojevich abused his power and sold his office for personal and political benefit. The conviction on a sweeping article of impeachment means the governor was immediately removed from office.... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174539/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:03:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168887/posts You'd think, listening to Portland Mayor Sam Adams' apologies for his poor judgment in having sex with a teenager, that the whole thing was a passing mistake. A misjudgment, maybe, covered up by a pro forma lie in the heat of a campaign. When pressed, Adams on Monday reversed that long-standing lie about his 2005 relationship with a young man named Beau Breedlove and admitted that it was sexual, not platonic or mentoring. Adams apologized Tuesday for lying and for pressuring Breedlove into lying, too, when the rumors about them first arose in 2007, early in the mayoral campaign. Adams... Oregonlive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168887/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:00:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168150/posts One thing we seem to breed in Oregon are big political scandals, and the latest one is hitting Portland Mayor Sam Adams with gale force. Adams admitted to The Oregonian and Willamette Week Monday that he lied back in September of 2007 when he denied rumors that he had had a sexual relationship with a teenager who had been a legislative intern. Adams, who is openly gay, said that while he first met the intern, Beau Breedlove, when he was 17, the two did not have sex until after Breedlove turned 18. When rumors about the two first surfaced in... The Oregonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168150/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:43:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165193/posts Racine - Authorities seeking felony charges against Mayor Gary Becker say the 51-year-old married father of two, who ran unopposed for re-election two years ago, used the Internet to try to arrange a sexual liaison with what he thought was a teen girl. Taken into custody at Brookfield Square mall Tuesday evening, Becker became one of the more than 475 people arrested by the state's 10-year-old Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. By now, it is relatively widely known that investigators from the Division of Criminal Investigation pose as youths on the Internet, looking for adults who want to have... Milwaukee J-S http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165193/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:03:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164486/posts Gary Becker, 51, Held On $165,000 Bond Racine city officials say Mayor Gary Becker is under arrest on possible charges of child pornography and solicitation of a minor. The 51-year-old mayor is being held in the Kenosha County Jail on $165,000 bond. City administrator Ben Hughes says Becker was arrested on Tuesday by agents from the state Division of Criminal Investigation at a shopping mall outside of Milwaukee. The case is under review by the Kenosha County District Attorney's office. City Council President David Maack says he got a call from the police chief shortly after midnight telling him about... CBS2 Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164486/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:17:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159721/posts JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters has given up his license to practice law. Attorney Joey Langston has linked Peters, attorney Dickie Scruggs, and Hinds county judge Bobby Delaughter in a judicial bribery sceme. According to Langston, Scruggs paid Peters to help influence Delaughter in a dispute over $15-million in legal fees for asbestos litigation. Peters was Delaughter's longtime friend and former boss. Judge Delaughter eventually ruled in Scruggs ' favor. Peters -- along with Langston and former state auditor Steve Patterson -- pocketed $1-million from Scruggs , according to Langston's plea agreement in the... WLBT 3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159721/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2146650/posts Democrats have had success running against what they called a GOP 'culture of corruption.' Now the party hopes the political fallout from the Blagojevich case and others will be limited. By Janet Hook December 10, 2008 Reporting from Washington -- The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on Tuesday marked the latest in a series of scandals involving Democratic politicians -- an ironic turn for a party that won control of Congress in 2006 in part by saying it would end a "culture of corruption" under Republican leadership. Democrats also highlighted Republican ethical problems in the successful bid to... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2146650/posts#comment Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:29:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145628/posts CBS Radio: They make no mention Blagojevich's party, but refer to Larry Craig as a Republican I was listening to KNX 1070 News Radio (CBS News Affiliate) just minutes ago. Their top two stories were (1) Blagojevich's arrest and (2) Larry Craig's conviction upheld. For the first story, absolutely no mention of Blagojevich's party was made.... For the second story, Larry Craig was referred to as the "Idaho Republican".. KNX 1070 (CBS Radio) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145628/posts#comment Tue, 9 Dec 2008 18:47:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145506/posts Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested in Chicago Tuesday on two counts each of corruption charges relating to trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. More at Fox News Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145506/posts#comment Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:21:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145496/posts Gov. Rod Blagojevich became the state's first Democratic chief executive in more than a quarter of a century after vowing to reform what he labeled the culture of corruption surrounding his predecessor that had fed deep cynicism among Illinoisans. But little more than a year after replacing George Ryan in office in 2003, Blagojevich found his administration at the early stages of what became a host of state and federal investigations into allegations of wrongdoing involving state hiring, board appointments, contracting and fundraising that battered his tenure. *snip* As part of the investigation, in which 13 people have been indicted... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145496/posts#comment Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:00:50 GMT