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Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for sex with patients
Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:20 pm
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress, according to documents released Thursday.
Dutch arrest meat works owner in horse meat probe
Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:05 am
Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef.
Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech
Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:26 am
President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy, including drone strikes, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the dire threats Americans continue to face _ even from fellow citizens.
Japan watchdog: Nuke plant sits atop active fault
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:07 am
Japan's nuclear watchdog has endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the plant's restart virtually impossible.
Experts: Japan nuke plant needs more fault data
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:04 pm
Experts commissioned by the operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that faces possible closure because of a suspected active seismic fault say a decision should wait, citing insufficient data.
Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
512 x 356FILE - This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia turned down an appeal Tuesday from Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, which had filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the images. (AP Photo, File)
Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:09 am
A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.
IRS probe ignored most influential groups
Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:12 am
There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.
The IRS and its tea party tempest
Friday, May 17, 2013 12:10 pm
The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency. It's the sense that a powerful someone is breathing down your neck.
Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:41 pm
The government has allowed terrorists into America's witness protection program and has failed to provide the names of some of them for the watch list that's used to keep dangerous people off airline flights, the Justice Department's inspector general says.
In Bloomberg uproar, ethics flags for new media
Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:36 am
Launching his namesake company's news division in the 1990s, Michael Bloomberg largely rejected long-held rules of the journalism trade that insist on keeping thick firewalls between reporters and the profit-making workings of their companies.
Japan watchdog to halt test reactor over safety
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:47 am
Japan's nuclear watchdog has decided that the nation's trouble-plagued next-generation prototype reactor won't be allowed to restart due to safety violations.
HK investigates ex-chief of anticorruption agency
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:51 pm
Hong Kong's corruption watchdog is launching a criminal investigation of its former chief who spent tens of thousands of dollars on gifts for mainland Chinese officials.
Ethiopian gov't minister, businessmen arrested
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:56 am
An Ethiopian court ruled Tuesday that prosecutors have two weeks to finalize corruption charges against two dozen people who have been arrested, including a senior Cabinet minister.
Visa to lower some card fees in EU antitrust probe
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:02 am
The European Union says Visa has agreed to reduce some credit card payment fees significantly to address concerns raised by the bloc's antitrust authority.
A conversation with: Watershed administrator Fred Akers
Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:15 am
Fred Akers, 63, of Buena Vista Township, is an environmental advocate and watchdog through his administrative role at the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, a nonprofit that receives federal funding. For more than a decade, he’s been involved in issues related to development, infrastructure and natural resource management in South Jersey. Akers, who was paid $48,000 in 2011 (last tax record available), has also served on various state environmental committees and focus groups and is a current member of both the Atlantic County Utilities Authority and the Buena Vista Township Planning Board.
Watershed administrator sees how development, environment dovetail
Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:01 am
Fred Akers, 63, of Buena Vista Township, is an environmental advocate and watchdog through his administrative role at the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, a nonprofit that receives federal funding. For more than a decade, he's been involved in issues related to development, infrastructure and natural resource management in South Jersey. Akers, who was paid $48,000 in 2011 (last tax record available), has also served on various state environmental committees and focus groups and is a current member of both the Atlantic County Utilities Authority and the Buena Vista Township Planning Board.
C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob
Friday, May 10, 2013 10:24 am
An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his own safety only to be re-recruited by armed fighters, the U.N. children's agency said Friday.
Watchdog: South Jersey firms facing OSHA fines from Sandy repair jobs
Sunday, May 5, 2013 12:01 am
Federal inspectors have assessed at least 26 companies with a total of $110,000 in fines for unsafe workplaces in New Jersey shore towns while cleaning up and repairing damage from Hurricane Sandy, an analysis of U.S. Department of Labor records shows.
Watchdog report: CRDA keeps no record of unsuccessful proposals
Saturday, April 27, 2013 11:50 pm
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has approved almost $157 million in Atlantic City projects over the past three years. They range from widening streets and renovating piers to building parks and major casino additions.
Ocean City Council eliminates local ethics board
Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:57 pm
OCEAN CITY — City Council eliminated its local ethics board Thursday night after finding it too costly and not effective in its six-year existence.
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SJEDD vs. Dahl / Playing hardball
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 12:01 am
Well, this is refreshing.
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SJEDD files counterclaim against former director Gordon Dahl
Thursday, April 18, 2013 12:12 am
The former head of the SJEDD fraudulently concealed the financial position of the district and took unauthorized raises he knew the agency could not afford, according to a counterclaim filed this week in New Jersey Superior Court.
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'Morning Joe' host Scarborough sharpens plea to his political party
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 12:01 am
NEW YORK - Joe Scarborough must be doing something right to be attacked by both Paul Krugman and Mark Levin in the same month.
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Sandy relief charity chaired by Gov. Christie's wife has yet to spend any of its $32 million
Sunday, March 10, 2013 2:03 pm
NEPTUNE — The Sandy relief fund chaired by New Jersey first lady Mary Pat Christie has raised more than $32 million so far. But four months after the superstorm, none of that aid has reached storm victims yet.
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