http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/investigation/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:30:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420369/posts The NFL flaps its gums to appease Colts fans forced to watch their team tank last week's game against the Jets, blowing their perfect season. MIAMI (AP) -- Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL competition committee will review league policy regarding late-season games where teams might be tempted to rest their starters for the playoffs. Goodell said the league was sensitive to criticism in the wake of the Indianapolis Colts' decision to use backups a week ago in a game they lost, ending their bid for a perfect season. ''It is something we'll look at,'' Goodell said Sunday. ''We heard... The Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420369/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:30:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417490/posts HONOLULU — President Barack Obama said Tuesday “a systemic failure” allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam. He called it “totally unacceptable.” The president said he wants preliminary results by Thursday from two investigations he has ordered to examine the many lapses that occurred. “There was a mix of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential catastrophic breach of security,” Obama said. It will take weeks for a more comprehensive investigation into what allowed a 23-year-old Nigerian carrying explosives onto the flight despite the fact the suspect had possible ties to al Qaeda,... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417490/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:11:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402066/posts For those who had hoped that the scandal surrounding leaked emails from climate scientists would be a topic unworthy of discussion at the talks in Copenhagen, the opening day of the summit proved that would not be the case. It was a fiasco of mistrust and argument. And the world's #1 oil nation was only too happy to see the mess. AFP: "The level of trust is definitely shaken, especially now that we are about to conclude an agreement that ... is going to mean sacrifices for our economies," said Mohammed al-Sabban, the kingdom's top climate negotiator, told delegates at... The Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402066/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:21:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396148/posts Have you heard the one about the pimp, prostitute, politician and the community organizer? Well, thanks to San Diego private investigator Derrick Roach, Californians are not laughing at what is turning into a political nightmare for California Attorney General Jerry Brown and ACORN. On Tuesday, November 24, Attorney General Brown appeared on KABC’s “Peter Tilden Show” after it was revealed that some 20,000 documents had been thrown into a National City dumpster by ACORN employees. The documents were thrown out in advance of state investigators arriving at the local ACORN office to conduct an investigation resulting from national media attention.... Big Government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396148/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:53:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393677/posts Mollohan's leadership of Appropriations panel seen as possible conflictFor three years, Rep. Alan Mollohan has chaired the important Appropriations subcommittee that controls the Justice Department's $65 billion budget. At the same time, he has been under a Justice Department investigation, according to documents and two sources briefed on the probe. The investigation has centered on the West Virginia Democrat's finances and nonprofits he created and helped fund in his district, and has put him in the unusual position of wielding control over an agency at the same time it is probing his conduct and contractors he helped while in office.... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393677/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:13:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392991/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2009 – The leaders of the Pentagon’s review board on the Fort Hood, Texas, rampage reported for duty here today to begin their 45-day investigation to what led to the mass shooting, a Pentagon official said. The Nov. 5 shooting at Fort Hood’s Soldier Readiness Center left 12 soldiers and one Army civilian dead and 30 others injured. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced Nov. 19 that the initial review board will be headed by former Army Secretary Togo West and former Chief of Naval Operations Vern Clark. West and Clark met with their staff, which consists... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392991/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:42:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389619/posts Suicide? Yes? Yes? No? Press Conference with the Mayor. WGN News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389619/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:31:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389266/posts Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he would hold a hearing this week on the Fort Hood shooting and may use his subpoena power to force government officials to testify. The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee is moving ahead with the Thursday hearing despite the Obama administration’s request to delay congressional inquiries until the federal investigation is complete. Sen. Lieberman (I-Conn.) said he feels compelled to probe the Nov. 5 shootings that killed 13 people at the Texas army base. Lieberman and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the committee’s ranking Republican, said they want answers to... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389266/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:14:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388856/posts Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants a "unified" in quiry into the Army's in ability to recognize warning signs of the sort broadcast for months by its homicidal Islamist psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. "This is larger than the Army," said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell yesterday. "These are issues that need to be looked at department-wide." Well, that shouldn't take any longer than a year or two -- scant comfort to the soldiers and Marines silently going into harm's way wondering whose side that man with the gun over there is really on. NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388856/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:09:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388276/posts BERN, Switzerland -- American clients who each hid more than 1 million Swiss francs in undeclared bank accounts with UBS AG between 2001 and 2008 could have their details turned over to the U.S. government, Swiss officials said Tuesday. The Swiss Justice Department unveiled the criteria used to determine which 4,450 UBS ( UBS - news - people ) customers risk disclosure to U.S. tax authorities as part of a deal to end a major tax evasion investigation against the bank. The Internal Revenue Service had initially sought the names of some 52,000 American clients at UBS believed to be... Forbes | AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388276/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:39:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386783/posts WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead. On an eight-day Asia trip, Obama turned his attention home and pleaded for lawmakers to “resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater.” He said those who died on the nation’s largest Army post deserve justice, not political stagecraft. “The stakes are far too high,” Obama said in a video and Internet... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386783/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:19:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386624/posts WASHINGTON (Nov. 14) -- President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead. On an eight-day Asia trip, Obama turned his attention home and pleaded for lawmakers to "resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater." He said those who died on the nation's largest Army post deserve justice, not political stagecraft. "The stakes are far too high," Obama said in a video... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386624/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:57:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375436/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - Dozens of lawmakers have drawn scrutiny from their ethics monitor this year for everything from financial dealings to travel and campaign donations, according to a leaked account showing an active House panel secretly at work. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375436/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:10:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373328/posts PROVO — Freeze! Nobody move (that property). That's the order 4th District Judge Fred Howard gave last week as prosecutors pursue charges in an alleged $59 million Ponzi scheme. In an unusual pre-emptive strike, investigators moved to block suspects from selling or transferring real estate and vehicles valued at almost $2.3 million. It is a tactic normally employed when charges are filed in a white-collar criminal probe, which typically takes years to complete. But by that time, the assets are often long gone. Prosecutors want to do all they can to prevent that in what has become one of the... Deseret News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373328/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368077/posts Frank wants to use bailout money to stop foreclosuresBY JIM HAND SUN CHRONICLE STAFF Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:09 AM EDT U.S. Rep. Barney Frank will push to redirect some repaid bank bailout money toward unemployed workers in danger of losing their homes. Frank, D-Newton, is sponsoring legislation that would make low-interest loans available to the unemployed so they can make their mortgage payments and prevent foreclosure. His bill envisions using $2 billion that bank have repaid the government from bailouts they received under the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Frank said the federal help would not go to people who... The Sun Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368077/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:36:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363707/posts Almost daily, news stories covering the current voter fraud investigation in Afghanistan are reported across the oceans. The barrage of stories ought to cause Americans to pause and remember the little unresolved issue in the United States. Whatever happened with the investigation into ACORN and the 2008 election? The organization did register a mere 1,315,037 voters by October for the 2008 presidential election. And, we must not forget about the Minnesota fiasco in which Minnesotans ended up with Senator Al Franken even though Norm Coleman led by 725 votes -- the morning after the election! The voter fraud investigation in... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363707/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:38:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363655/posts A two-year-old girl accused of hitting a car with a stick was investigated by police on suspicion of vandalism. The vehicle’s owner called the police claiming the child had deliberately damaged his car... Mail Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363655/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:30:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354061/posts Focus on Rangel, a Chairman Under InvestigationBy CARL HULSE Published: October 2, 2009 WASHINGTON — Representative Charles B. Rangel of New York is increasingly in the spotlight these days and not just because he is in the thick of the health care debate as chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. Just as the health care fight heads to the floors of the House and Senate, Republicans are intensifying efforts to make Mr. Rangel a symbol of Democratic misconduct and institutional arrogance because of his belated disclosure of personal assets and other financial missteps. Despite some unease, Democrats say... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354061/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:01:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353513/posts The radical left-wing activist group ACORN would have us believe a panel of inquiry consisting of its friends and political allies will help the group fix its internal problems and get a fresh start. I doubt anyone reading this article is that naïve. The fact is ACORN will not go away quietly. It’s too big, too powerful, and too important to the progressive movement and the Democratic Party. Power concedes nothing without a fight, so it’s not at all surprising that the group is already trying to whitewash its deep-seated, systemic problems. Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353513/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346469/posts As scandals concerning the left-wing "community" group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) continue to metastasize, the organization seems to think it can handpick allies to "investigate" its own transgressions. Fortunately for the rest of us, the growth of independent writers and researchers using modern communications means there are plenty of other outfits that can and will expose corruption. Case in point: The Pelican Institute think tank in New Orleans keeps unearthing examples of federal and state tax liens against ACORN's national headquarters in the Crescent City. The institute's indefatigable research broke into national attention yesterday via a... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346469/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:41:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346413/posts ACORN announced today that former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger has agreed to head ACORN’s investigation of itself. Leaving aside the valid question of whether any ACORN-funded probe can actually be “independent,” Harshbarger is a particularly bad choice.Harshbarger has impressive-sounding credentials, but he is well-known for his political and ideological intensity. A quick Google check of his affiliations shows him sharing the program as a speaker at a Campaign Institute event in 2004 with Dan Cantor who is described as “founding executive director of the Working Families Party (WFP),” an ACORN front. See New York ACORN Front Group Based in... NLPC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346413/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:45:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343698/posts Tom Maguire, citing the Washington Post, reports that AG Eric Holder seems to be winding down the much ballyhooed and widely criticized decision to investigate the CIA interrogators: The WaPo reports that, having finished with the grandstanding and puffery, Attorney General Eric Holder's investigation into the already-investigated detainee abuse cases is narrowing and winding down. Beyond the obvious problems - in addition to demoralizing the CIA they are investigating the foot soldiers, not the generals who ordered the policy - it turns out that technicalities of law, jurisdiction and evidence make prosecutions and convictions difficult.  That is hardly a surprise to... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343698/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:17:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334991/posts KABUL, Sept. 8, 2009 – The commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force has appointed a two-star general to lead the formal investigation into a Sept. 3 air strike in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that reportedly killed numerous civilians. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal appointed Canadian Maj. Gen. C.S. Sullivan to lead the joint investigation board’s probe of the incident. Sullivan directs ISAF’s air component and serves as the command’s deputy director of joint operations. The board also will include a U.S. Air Force officer, a German officer and a legal advisor and will coordinate with the Afghan investigation team formed... America Supports You http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334991/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:55:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332450/posts (CNN) -- Could George W. Bush or some of his top aides end up behind bars? It's extremely unlikely, but the Obama administration is taking its first steps along a path that could lead in that direction, with the investigation of Central Intelligence Agency interrogators involved in the war on terror. "You don't know where these things are going to end up," former CIA agent Peter Brookes told me. "They could go to very high levels in the government." The probe will focus on whether interrogators exceeded their instructions and broke the law when, for example, they choked a prisoner... CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332450/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 22:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319091/posts Last September, Rachelle Beamer of Gardner bought a Chevy Impala that had been part of Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s fleet. “I don’t think I thought to ask if the side air bags were there,” she said when told that her Impala, bought from an Olathe car dealer, lacked the safety devices. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the nation’s largest private buyer of new cars and seller of used ones, chose to “delete” a standard safety feature from thousands of Chevrolet Impala fleet vehicles, saving millions of dollars. After the company rented out those 2006-08 model vehicles, Enterprise and countless dealers nationwide offered them for sale... KansasCity.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319091/posts#comment Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:05:33 GMT