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Disgraced Democratic donor Ed Buck has been charged with four more felonies, including enticing victims to travel interstate for prostitution. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a Los Angeles federal grand jury returned an updated indictment with the additional felony charges, bringing a total of nine counts against Buck, 65, before he is scheduled to head to trial in January. Prosecutors have alleged Buck operated a drug den in his West Hollywood home, where he administered methamphetamine to men against their will during sexual encounters. Among the new charges, prosecutors claim Buck knowingly lured one of his victims, Gemmel Moore,...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Geoffrey Fieger owns homes in Bloomfield Hills and the Caribbean, is a frequent commentator on national cable shows and makes a lucrative living using his theatrical style to win big verdicts in high-profile cases. But in the past three months, Fieger has run into legal troubles of his own that cloud the future of the state's most famous lawyer. The current problem is a federal investigation looking into whether he illegally reimbursed members of his law practice who contributed to 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.   "I fully expect to be indicted by a grand jury,...

Column One: A world gone mad Caroline Glick, THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 11, 2005 It would seem that the world has gone mad. Israel's security is being systematically undermined by its own government and the US-led international community. At this point it seems that the Sharon-Peres government is engaged in a perverse competition with the Bush administration to determine who can come up with the most deranged counter-terror policy. Last week it was reported that the US has given the Palestinian Authority $4.4 million dollars to pay the salaries of terrorists from Fatah's Al Aksa Brigades. For its part, the...