Bush Era

Education Department Oversight Questioned

By Nancy Zuckerbrod, The Associated Press An Education Department official placed on leave over a potential conflict of interest in his management of the government’s student loan program filed disclosure forms that raise questions about […]

Bush Era

DoJ official: No political meddling in Abramoff probe

By Susan Crabtree, thehill.com A Justice Department official pledged that the ongoing investigation into disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s activities and connections to several sitting lawmakers would be handled fairly and without political interference, despite the […]

Bush Era

The FBI’s Terrorism Trade-Off

By Paul Shukovsky, Tracy Johnson and Daniel Lathrop The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thousands of white-collar criminals across the country are no longer being prosecuted in federal court – and, in many cases, not at all – […]