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Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a statement Friday following the release of the controversial Nunes memo alleging FISA abuse by the FBI and Department of Justice. I have great confidence in the men and women of this Department. But no Department is perfect. Full statement: “Congress had made inquiries concerning an issue of great importance for the country and concerns have been raised about the Department’s performance. I have great confidence in the men and women of this Department. But no Department is perfect. Accordingly, I will forward to appropriate DOJ components all information I receive from Congress regarding this....

Two Russian planes flew within 500 feet of U.S. Navy ships participating in military drills with South Korea, military officials said. After trying unsuccessfully to contact the pilots, U.S. fighter jets met up with the Russian planes and flew with them until they left the area, CNN reported. One incident occurred Monday, when Russian Ilyushin IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft flew over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis while it was in international waters in the Sea of Japan. The Russian aircraft flew within 500 feet of the carrier, which was lower than other Russian flyovers in the past year,...

GOP's Perry banks $8 million for 2006 bid FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry already has a $7.9 million campaign war chest heading into his 2006 re-election bid, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said Friday. He may need it. State Treasurer Carole Keeton Strayhorn, who is likely to challenge him in the GOP primary -- if Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, does not enter the race -- has raised $5.7 million of her own. "People in Texas are telling me to run for governor, and I am listening," Strayhorn said. A consistent Perry critic, Strayhorn turned...

Due to Freeper Post, I sent a letter to the CA DMV concerning a license plate which read "FDUBYA". The post said to send a letter to the DMV and they would have to request the surrender of the license plate. Well......

Stephanie Keith for The New York Times Muslim Youth Day participants hit the rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, in Jackson, N.J., after midday prayer Friday. JACKSON, N.J., Sept. 17 - It may have been Aqsa Khan's first visit to Six Flags Great Adventure, but she knew enough to hustle over to the park's largest roller coaster as soon as the midday prayer ended. "I thought I was going to die," said Ms. Khan, a sophomore at New York University, upon exiting the Nitro, the mile-long roller coaster that drops 230 feet at about 85 miles per hour. Accompanied by...

Charges so far :Lewd acts upon a child.More to follow as details come forward