Posts Tagged ‘Feds’

September 2 2010

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.

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August 30 2010

Feds investigating Tenn. mosque site fire

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and ATF investigators examine equipment damaged in a fire at the site of a planned Islamic center in Murfreesboro on Saturday.A suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee has some local Muslims worried that their local project has been dragged into the national debate surrounding Manhattan’s ground zero.


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August 30 2010

Feds investigating Tennessee mosque site fire

Federal investigators are examining evidence from the scene of a possible arson at a mosque building site in Tennessee, while the organization reels from a rise in anti-Muslim activity.

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August 29 2010

Fire at proposed Tenn. mosque site probed by feds

Supporters from across the country have called to give encouragement to a suburban Nashville mosque where a fire was the latest setback for a planned new building, officials said Sunday.

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August 23 2010

Feds seek Ebonics experts to help in drug cases

Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations.

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August 21 2010

Spill bound BP, feds together

BP employees and members of the U.S. Coast Guard in the command center at the Houma Joint Information Center listen to BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles speak about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Houma, La., in June.The BP-government partnership raises questions about the government’s ability to be impartial in meting out punishment for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.


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August 16 2010

Feds halt deepwater environmental exemptions

The Obama administration will no longer allow new deepwater drilling projects to go forward without environmental reviews, as happened with BP’s Deepwater Horizon.

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August 14 2010

Feds, Massey dispute cause of  W.Va. mine blast

A 36-foot crack in the Upper Big Branch mine isn’t venting methane and didn’t contribute to a blast in April that killed 29 men, a federal official said Friday, disputing a company’s claim that the crack could’ve caused of the blast.

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August 11 2010

Stocks end day down big amid Fed’s gloom

Peter Tuchman, right, watches the numbers as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Fed’s gloomier view of the economy sent a shudder through the markets Wednesday, pushing U.S. stock prices and interest rates down sharply.Stocks and interest rates fell sharply Wednesday as more bad news chipped away at investors’ view of the U.S. economy.






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August 4 2010

Feds seize $100 million in counterfeit merchandise

Counterfeit designer labels which were seized as evidence are seen Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in San Francisco. Federal authorities say they've seized counterfeit goods and arrested 10 people in raids of shops at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Federal authorities said Tuesday they seized $100 million worth of counterfeit merchandise in a crackdown on shops at Fisherman’s Wharf that cater to a steady stream of international tourists.


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