Readers Respond to 'Phony Marine Busted -- Too Fat to Be Real'

The report, "Phony Marine Busted -- Too Fat to Be Real," ignited two separate but not exclusive debates among our readers: one reminiscent of the run-up to the 2004 presidential...

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$1 Million Hit? The Real Deal on Polonium

Polonium-210, the radioactive substance that killed former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, is easily available on the Internet, but it could take $1 million to amass a lethal amount, according to...

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Outcry Over Congressional Pensions for Convicted Members

The new Democratic leadership faces pressure to end taxpayer-funded pensions to misbehaving members of Congress. But even a new law will be too late for former Congressmen Duke "Randall" Cunningham,...

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Meth Lab Discovered in Posh New York Penthouse

Authorities say a posh penthouse apartment overlooking the United Nations in midtown Manhattan was the site of an illegal lab producing methamphetamine for a drug ring involving a bank executive...

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U.S. Seeks to Cut Off Luxury Goods for North Korean Regime

With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, the U.S. government has drafted a list of items North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and his regime won't be able...

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Phony Marine Busted -- Too Fat to Be Real

FBI agents have arrested a St. Louis businessman who they say posed as a highly decorated Marine Major even though he never served in the Corps. Forty-eight-year-old Michael Weilbacher was...

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November 29, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (163)

German Citizen's Lawsuit Alleges Human Rights Abuses by Tenet

A German citizen, who says he was put on a CIA plane and flown to Afghanistan where he says he was tortured for five months, is back in the U.S....

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U.S. Apologizes and Pays $2 Million to Wrongly Detained Terror Suspect

The U.S. will pay a $2 million settlement to a Muslim citizen who was wrongly detained by the FBI. Brandon Mayfield, a Portland Oregon lawyer and Muslim convert, was wrongly...

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Missing Marine Causes Security Alert During President's Trip

A Marine officer, suspecting foul play or terrorism on the recent presidential visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, raised a security alarm after one of his men went missing for more than...

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Strong Evidence Against Poland Despite Official Denials of Secret Prisons

There is strong evidence that a secret CIA prison was set up in Poland and that airport officials accepted thousands of dollars in cash for landing fees for CIA planes,...

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November 29, 2006 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (31)