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Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case
A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lived in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane. Matthew Ryan Buquet remained jailed Thursday after appearing in federal ...
Fitzgerald praises Obama choice for US attorney
Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald says the person nominated by President Obama to be his replacement is "a terrific choice." Fitzgerald says Zachary Fardon "is a wonderful lawyer of great integrity who will do an outstanding job" leading the Chicago federal prosecutor's office. Illinois' senators announced Fardon's nomination Thursday. Fitzgerald ...
Business Highlights
___ Why worry? Less aid by Fed would point to recovery WASHINGTON (AP) — Investors have grown nervous that the Federal Reserve will scale back its efforts to boost the U.S. economy sooner than many expected. Yet almost lost in the anxiety that gripped the stock market this week is ...
Tea party storm largely inside IRS _ so far
Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely contained within the tax collection agency. More than 11 hours of testimony and an inspector general's report have revealed plenty ...
Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court
After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington. The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday, 97-0, to confirm Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court is considered the most important ...
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