http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/probe/ en-us Fri, 17 May 2013 01:47:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020487/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he makes "no apologies" for his concern about leaks to the media that could compromise U.S. national security or put American military and intelligence officers at risk. Obama expressed complete confidence in Attorney General Eric Holder and declined to comment on the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records, part of a probe into media leaks about a Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S. airliner. "Leaks related to national security can put people at risk," Obama said at a news conference. Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020487/posts#comment Fri, 17 May 2013 01:47:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019509/posts Today at a Department Of Justice press conference Attorney General Eric Holder said he has no problem without letting the Associate Press answer the charges of a leak endangering national security. Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019509/posts#comment Wed, 15 May 2013 00:11:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019431/posts Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that he's ordered a Justice Department probe into an IRS program that singled out Tea Party and other conservative groups for additional scrutiny in their applications for tax-exempt status. Holder announced the investigation during a press conference in Washington. He said the FBI was coordinating with the Department of Justice to see if any laws were broken. He called the practice "outrageous and unacceptable," echoing remarks from President Obama a day earlier. The probe comes as newly obtained documents show the current IRS chief knew about the agency's targeting of Tea Party groups as... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019431/posts#comment Tue, 14 May 2013 21:00:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013940/posts The State Department on Monday defended its decision not to have lower-level employees testify before Congress about last year´s attack in Benghazi, Libya. House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is pushing ahead with his investigation of the terrorist assault, and has asked for legal protections for lower-level employees who might be called to testify. The State Department pushed back on Monday and said the independent probe into the attack "should be enough" for lawmakers. “We think that we´ve done an independent investigation, that it´s been transparent, thorough, credible, and detailed, and that we´ve shared those The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013940/posts#comment Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:19:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3012478/posts WASHINGTON – An independent government watchdog agency is investigating allegations that President Obama's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives retaliated against employees for whistle-blowing, FoxNews.com has learned. The allegations against B. Todd Jones, a Minnesota federal prosecutor who also is serving as acting director of the ATF while his nomination is pending, include claims that he mismanaged the prosecutor's office and presided over a "climate of fear." Specifically, he was accused of retaliating against whistle-blowing with "a suspension and a lowered performance appraisal." In a letter dated July 20, 2012 to the Office of Special... fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3012478/posts#comment Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:34:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008250/posts WASHINGTON — The FBI is taking charge in the criminal investigation of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. The announcement came Monday night at a news conference in Boston whose participants included Richard DesLauriers, the agent in charge of the FBI in Boston. Also on Monday night, the FBI said it had set up a phone line for members of the public to call with information about the explosions to contact the law enforcement agency. The call-in number is 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt (hash)3. “No piece of information or detail is too small,” the FBI said in urging the public to... wapo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008250/posts#comment Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:47:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3001326/posts Multinational retail giant Walmart has said that the company is expected to incur financial losses in view of ongoing investigation into alleged corruption cases pertaining to its foreign subsidiaries. “...We expect to continue to incur costs (in addition to the $157 million of costs incurred in fiscal 2013) in conducting our on-going review and investigations”, the company said in a filing to US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company claimed that Audit Committee comprising its independent directors (on board) is conducting an internal investigation into, among other things, alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practises Act (“FCPA”) and other alleged... The Hindu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3001326/posts#comment Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:34:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2991857/posts Rep. Tim Murphy, who holds a senior position on the House Energy and Commerce Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has called on the Obama Administration to explain whether Al Jazeera’s purchase of Current TV from former Democratic Vice President Al Gore was given any federal review and scrutiny. But Al Jazeera is working furiously to stop the mounting congressional interest and now has three lobbying firms working to stop any hearings or investigations into the deal. Once known as the voice of Osama bin Laden, Al Jazeera is the mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood and... Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2991857/posts#comment Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:20:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989036/posts Goldman Sachs Group Inc is cooperating with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe into insider options trading in H.J. Heinz Co before the food company announced it was being acquired, Goldman said on Friday. Economic Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989036/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:15:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989068/posts A team of FBI agents has been conducting interviews in recent weeks in the Dominican Republic and the United States, looking into allegations that Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) patronized prostitutes in the Caribbean nation, but has found no evidence to support the claim, according to two people familiar with the investigation. One person said agents have asked about whether a Florida eye doctor — a close friend and major campaign donor to Menendez — provided the senator with prostitutes on vacations there. Another person said investigators are looking into allegations involving underage prostitutes and sex parties. The two, who spoke... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989068/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:43:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969144/posts Republicans are 'not giving up' on BenghaziBy Julian Pecquet - 12/15/12 03:24 PM ET Republican lawmakers are vowing to keep pressing the administration on Benghazi despite Susan Rice’s decision to drop her bid to become secretary of State. “We'll continue to seek answers,” a Republican Senate aide told The Hill. “We're not giving up on it.” Rice’s decision to step aside averted a contentious confirmation fight with Republican senators that might have pointed to an end to the political battle over the U.S. consulate attack. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations had become the flash-point for criticism since describing... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969144/posts#comment Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:20:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2945234/posts In what's shaping out to be a pretty dreadful year for Jesse Jackson's Jr., the Chicago congressman who has been on medical leave for bipolar disorder is now the subject of a criminal investigation for misusing campaign money to spruce up his house. The Wall Street Journal's Devlin Barrett and Evan Perez report that a FBI probe of Jackson is in its "final stages ... according to people familiar with the matter," with the possibility of an indictment coming before the November election. The paper reports Jackson's attorneys tried to get assurances that an indictment wouldn't come before Nov. 6,... Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2945234/posts#comment Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:22:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2940690/posts Weeks before the presidential election, President Barack Obama’s administration faces mounting opposition from within the ranks of U.S. intelligence agencies over what career officers say is a “cover up” of intelligence information about terrorism in North Africa. Intelligence held back from senior officials and the public includes numerous classified reports revealing clear Iranian support for jihadists throughout the tumultuous North Africa and Middle East region, as well as notably widespread al Qaeda penetration into Egypt and Libya in the months before the deadly Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. “The Iranian strategy is two-fold: upping the... Washington Beacon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2940690/posts#comment Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:46:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2922102/posts NASA's new Mars probe lived up to its billing as a rover on Wednesday with a successful first test drive, its first motion since settling down inside an ancient impact basin on Aug. 6. "We built a rover, so unless the rover roves, we really haven’t accomplished anything," project manager Pete Theisinger, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., told reporters during a press conference Wednesday. "It's a big moment, a very big moment." Discovery Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2922102/posts#comment Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:19:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2910814/posts The presidential election is going to be decided in a few key swing states. And, within these swing states, the election results will likely be very close, as both campaigns focus all their resources there. The campaigns will not just focus their appeals on existing voters but will spend considerable energy identifying and registering new voters. The efforts of one Democrat-aligned company have raised serious questions about potential fraud and have sparked calls for a full investigation by the Romney campaign. From Richmond Times-Dispatch: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign is asking Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to launch an investigation... Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2910814/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:11:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2896379/posts Lieberman Proposes Special Counsel for Leaks ProbeBy ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON June 18, 2012 (AP) Sen. Joe Lieberman says there should be a special counsel to look into allegations that the administration has leaked information on a U.S.-Israeli cyber-warfare campaign against Iran's nuclear program and other classified activities. The Connecticut Independent also said President Barack Obama should instruct anybody on his staff involved in such leaks to come forward and that the president should himself be interviewed by investigators. ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2896379/posts#comment Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:24:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2872531/posts Obama wants 'rigorous' Secret Service probeAFP – 1 hr 41 mins ago US President Barack Obama said Sunday he expected a "rigorous" probe into a sex scandal involving Secret Service agents, warning he would be "angry" if the allegations were true. The incident -- which saw 11 Secret Service and five military personnel pulled from their duties in Cartagena, Colombia at the Summit of the Americas -- overshadowed the talks attended by Obama and other regional leaders. The US Secret Service, which has sent the men back to the United States, is investigating claims they brought prostitutes to their hotel... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2872531/posts#comment Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:35:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2868835/posts PHOENIX (AP) - A man who bought two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a federal agent near the Arizona-Mexico border pleaded guilty Thursday to two felony charges in the federal government's botched gun smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious. Authorities say Jaime Avila Jr. was a member of a 20-person ring accused of buying guns and smuggling them into Mexico for use by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Two AK-47 variants bought by Avila from a suburban Phoenix gun store were found in the aftermath of a December 2010 shootout that mortally wounded Border... wtop.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2868835/posts#comment Fri, 6 Apr 2012 06:57:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2853421/posts Few teachers in Atlanta cheating probe willing to resignBy Jaime Sarrio The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5:34 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012 A last-ditch attempt to push Atlanta educators accused of cheating off the payroll has so far failed to convince many to resign, partly because they have little incentive to go. That means taxpayers will be on the hook for what is shaping up to be a costly firing process. The district has spent $6.2 million paying the salaries of suspended educators, an expense that increases $600,000 a month. Legal fees have cost the district at least $700,000 and will likely... AJC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2853421/posts#comment Fri, 2 Mar 2012 06:21:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2850031/posts Arizona's 'toughest sheriff' to release findings of Obama birth certificate probeBy Daniel Strauss - 02/21/12 03:11 PM ET Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio will reveal the findings of his office's investigation into the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate on March 1, he announced Tuesday. "Once again I take my elected sheriff's status very serious and when the people ask me to do something, I try to do it regardless of the repercussions, the politics," Arpaio said Tuesday at the Maricopa County Republican Party Lincoln Day Lunch and Straw Poll. "So on March 1st I will have a press conference and... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2850031/posts#comment Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:54:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2840713/posts NASA / GSFC: Using the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), NASA has sampled the galactic wind that has traveled from outside our solar system. Four types of atoms were found to be different from what we have in our Solar System. SPACE.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2840713/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:13:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2838109/posts Associates of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich are stepping forward to rebut accusations from Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney that he resigned in “disgrace” and paid an ethics “fine.” Gingrich insisted during a candidates debate Monday that reports he was fined $300,000 for House ethics violations are inaccurate and records back up his claim the payment was not a fine. A Newsmax examination of the House Ethics Committee report, and the record of the House debate in January 1997 as recorded in the Congressional Record, supports Gingrich’s contention that the $300,000 he paid was a “reimbursement” or “sanction” related to... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2838109/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:04:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2824850/posts 43,000 Chinese officials probed for abuse of power Beijing, Dec 23 : Over 43,000 government officials in China have been investigated this year in cases related to abuse of official power, according to latest figures. **SNIP** Prosecutors across China approved the arrests of a total of 837,736 suspects and prosecuted nearly 1.07 million people. New Kerala http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2824850/posts#comment Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:49:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2820780/posts Probe into Florida A&M death uncovers possible 'financial irregularities'By the CNN Wire Staff updated 5:41 AM EST, Thu December 15, 2011 **SNIP** "It became apparent (from) some of the people that we interviewed (that) the financial irregularities had to do with the band travels and other sports and administrative components of the university," he said. "To say it's systemic would be premature, but I will say again, it's not just isolated to this one program (band) that we're primarily dealing with today," Bailey told CNN. His department sent letters Tuesday to the heads of the university board and the state... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2820780/posts#comment Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:05:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2818792/posts The IDF is investigating the death of a PA Arab rioter after he was hit by a tear gas cannister while hurling rocks at IDF soldiers during a riot at the Arab village of Nabi Saleh in Samaria on Friday. The riot erupted as part of a weekly protest that stems from what residents of the village insist is the illegal confiscation of Arab land. A statement from the IDF Spokesperson's Office said Friday, "100 Palestinians protested in Nabi Saleh and hurled rocks at the security forces, who responded with crowd dispersal methods. We received a report that one of... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2818792/posts#comment Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:25:46 GMT