Tax Breaks for Oil CEOs Could Mean $200 Million

Repealing the federal estate tax could benefit the families of six top oil company executives by more than $200 million, according to a report issued by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA),...

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May 31, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (20)

Be a Whistleblower, Lose Your Job?

Exposing government corruption might make you a hero, but now it could cost you your job. The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that whistleblowers have no First Amendment protection when they...

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May 31, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (14)

How Abramoff Did It; First Photos Made Public

Photos of one of the infamous Jack Abramoff golf junkets to Scotland were made public in federal court Tuesday. Abramoff, a former lobbyist who has pleaded guilty to bribery charges,...

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May 30, 2006 in Abramoff Lobbying Scandal | Permalink | User Comments (42)

Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Reporters

With settlement talks in their final stages, the Supreme Court today again delayed ruling in a case involving four prominent reporters, confidential sources and nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. The...

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May 30, 2006 in Wen Ho Lee | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Accused War Criminal in U.S. Custody

A man accused of sadistically murdering and torturing thousands is in American custody. But the jury is out on whether he'll be forced to pay for his crimes. American born...

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May 30, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Showdown for Reporters in Wen Ho Lee Case

Unless there is a last minute settlement, the Supreme Court is expected to decide today whether contempt orders against four prominent reporters, including Pierre Thomas of ABC News, should stay in place if they continue to refuse to name their confidential sources in a civil lawsuit brought against the government by nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee.

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May 29, 2006 in Wen Ho Lee | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Air Marshal Whistleblower Warned of Investigation

The federal air marshal who went public on ABC News to protest the agency's policies, Spencer Pickard, says he was notified by a supervisor just hours ago that officials are...

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May 26, 2006 in Federal Air Marshal Service | Permalink | User Comments (64)

New Details Filed on NSA "Secret Rooms"

New details on "secret rooms" allegedly established inside an AT&T switching center in San Francisco have been made public in a sworn affidavit filed in court by a former AT&T employee, Mark Klein. The affidavit was filed in support of a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation...

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May 26, 2006 in NSA: Wiretapping | Permalink | User Comments (11)

West Point Cadets Are Stealing Al Qaeda's Playbook

A report citing West Point cadets' analyses of seized Al Qaeda and insurgent documents has become required reading on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Students at the Combating...

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May 26, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Judges: Targets of Corporate Lobbying

There's new evidence big corporations have a new target for their lobbying, federal judges. A new report by the Community Rights Council, a non-profit legal group, reveals the number of...

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May 26, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (7)