Mortgage Company Accused of Defrauding Katrina Victims

Angry homeowners hit hard by Hurricane Katrina are accusing Countrywide Home Loans of reneging on a promise to help them by temporarily suspending their mortgage payments. According to a class-action...

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August 31, 2007 in Hurricane Katrina | Permalink | User Comments (44)

Extortion Bomb Threat Plot Widens -- Known Fugitive Sought as Suspect

The widening investigation involving bomb threats called into stores and banks demanding that money be sent to overseas bank accounts has expanded to include about 24 incidents in 17 states....

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August 31, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Dem Fundraiser Turns Himself In

Disgraced Democratic party fundraiser Norman Hsu is out of jail tonight, after surrendering to authorities for a 15-year-old arrest warrant. After being led away in handcuffs this morning, Hsu posted...

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August 31, 2007 in Norman Hsu, Clinton Fundraiser | Permalink | User Comments (31)

Bush E-Mail Mystery Deepens: White House Won't Name Tech Contractor

The White House will not identify a private company which appears to be involved in the disappearance of potentially millions of White House e-mails. The company was responsible for reviewing...

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August 31, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (204)

Chemical Weapons Scare at U.N. Headquarters

United Nations weapons inspectors discovered six to eight vials of a dangerous chemical warfare agent, phosgene, as they were cleaning out offices at a U.N. building in New York, federal...

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August 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (50)

Top Taliban Leader Killed in Afghanistan

Mullah Berader, a top Taliban commander, was killed early this morning in a U.S. air strike in volatile Helmand province, a senior Afghan general tells ABC News. A convoy of...

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August 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (45)

Bodyguards for Iraqi Judges Prohibited From Carrying Guns

Despite death threats and attempts on their lives, Iraqi judges are not allowed to have armed bodyguards, a senior U.S. official told the Blotter on ABCNews.com. "The Ministry of the...

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August 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (15)

Recipient of U.S. Aid Wages Campaign Against Homosexuality

An African leader involved in organizations that have received millions of dollars from the president's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is leading a campaign to criminalize homosexuality in Uganda. Pastor...

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August 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (47)

Abramoff Still Cooperating, Say Feds

For his continued cooperation with federal prosecutors, Jack Abramoff may get another delay in his bribery case. Lawyers for the government and the disgraced former GOP superlobbyist are asking to...

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August 28, 2007 in Abramoff Lobbying Scandal | Permalink | User Comments (11)

Controversial Catholic Group Alleges Critics Stole Inside Info

A controversial Catholic group is taking its critics to court in the latest escalation of the decades-long battle between the Legion of Christ and former members of the Legion, some...

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August 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (98)