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To assist in their new venture, they(Biden & Heinz) partnered with a Massachusetts-based consultancy called the Thornton Group, headed by James Bulger, son of former Massachusetts state Sen. Billy Bulger. James Bulger has the dubious honor of being named after his uncle, the notorious mob hitman James “Whitey” Bulger. They have a Chinese counterpart Solebury Thornton (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing, China

Conservative radio host and Landmark Legal Foundation President Mark Levin has submitted an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in King v. Burwell, the Obamacare legal case that will be heard by the Supreme Court on March 5, 2015. The case addresses whether "the Internal Revenue Service may permissibly promulgate regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies to coverage purchased through exchanges established by the federal government under Section 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." Essentially, the case looks at whether federal subsidies are legal and available to people living in states that did not set up their...

It’s hard to hear about this week’s Environmental Protection Agency contempt case and not think about the controversies surrounding the IRS “loss” of Lois Lerner’s email–and hard drive–and crash of the relevant server. According to an Associated Press report, a federal judge has held the EPA in contempt for destroying computer files sought after by a conservative group: Landmark Legal Foundation. It’s taken more than 13 years. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth had ordered the EPA on Jan. 19, 2001, at the end of the Clinton administration, to preserve all documents relevant to a Freedom of Information Act request by...

January 28, 2004 The Florida Bar Department of Lawyer Regulation 651 East Jefferson Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300 Re: Barry Krischer, Palm Beach County State’s Attorney Ken Selvig, Palm Beach County Assistant State’s Attorney Dear Sir or Madam: This is a complaint pursuant to the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, concerning the conduct of Mr. Barry Krischer and Mr. Ken Selvig, of the Palm Beach County State’s Attorney’s Office (“SAO”). On January 22, 2004, the Sun Sentinel reported that Palm Beach County State’s Attorney Krischer’s office released to it letters between attorneys representing Rush Limbaugh and the SAO. (Exhibit 1, Sun...