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Sources close to the investigation say Abramoff has provided information on his dealings with and campaign contributions and gifts to "dozens of members of Congress and staff," including what Abramoff has reportedly described as "six to eight seriously corrupt Democratic senators."

Los Angeles, CA. According to 33 year veteran gang specialist and retired L.A. Sheriff’s Sergeant Richard Valdemar, Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated city councils and political campaigns in many small cities in Los Angeles County.

SAN ANTONIO -- A segment warning undocumented immigrants about immigration agents could be delaying San Antonio's leading Spanish-language radio station from renewing its license. In the recurring KROM-Radio segment, callers report sightings of immigration agents. “Estreo Latino'' disc jockeys then alert listeners about the location of limones verdes, or “green limes.'' The words refer to the dark green Border Patrol uniforms and green-lined SUVs. Since the segment started five years ago, there hasn't been public outcry. No complaints by the Border Patrol, which has an eight-agent office in San Antonio. But retired Houston lawyer Joe Ray Blalack has asked the...

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Police could enforce immigration law Costa Mesa mayor wants city's police to be trained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to apply federal rules. By Alicia Robinson, Daily Pilot Costa Mesa could become the first city to ask its police officers to enforce federal immigration laws if the City Council agrees to a proposal Mayor Allan Mansoor will make Tuesday. A 1996 law allows state and local jurisdictions to enforce federal immigration laws. Under Mansoor's plan, Costa Mesa police would be trained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to enforce immigration laws in the course of their normal duties. advertisement...

UN Busted By Microsoft Word A report on an investigation into the assassination of the former prime minister of Lebanon was meant to withhold names of suspects with ties to Syria. Sometimes it's the painstaking forensic skills of investigators sifting through hard drives and backup tapes that turn technology into evidence against the accused. In the case of the United Nations investigation into an assassination, Microsoft Word's 'Track Changes' feature unveiled the suspects. OpinionJournal.com reported that the UN's secretary general, Kofi Annan, had promised not to change a word of the forthcoming report about the killing of Rafik Hariri. Citing...

CLINTON AIDES BATTLE FREEH OVER '60 MINUTES,' BOOK Sat Oct 08 2005 20:04:07 ET Under strong pressure from former President Bill Clinton's advisers, CBS's ''60 Minutes'' has agreed to read a statement denying an explosive charge being made on Sunday nght's program by former FBI director Louis Freeh, the WASHINGTON POST reports. In the statement, Samuel ``Sandy'' Berger, Clinton's national security adviser, challenges Freeh's assertion that Clinton failed to press Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to cooperate with an investigation of the 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in that country, and used the occasion to ask for a contribution to his...

Well Last night there were over 1500 votes on the poll. This morning there were: FEMA 115 7.80 % Governor of Louisiana 530 35.93 % Mayor of New Orleans 445 30.17 % President Bush 385 26.10 % Total votes: 1475 Now there are: FEMA 119 8.80 % Governor of Louisiana 461 34.10 % Mayor of New Orleans 361 26.70 % President Bush 411 30.40 % Total votes: 1352

Poll Honolulu Star-Bulletin Who is most to blame for the failure to quickly respond to Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans?