LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC agreed to pay 185,000 pounds ($295,000) on Thursday to a former treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party wrongly accused of child sex abuse as a result of one of its reports. The settlement came as media … Continue reading
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has apologized to a Colorado Springs newspaper reporter after ridiculing and physically threatening him during an encounter earlier this month at a campaign event for President Obama. The exchange, caught on audiotape by reporter … Continue reading
The election is over but the fiscal cliff is coming fast – more than $500 billion of tax increases and spending cuts hit January 1st if Congress and the President fail to reach a deficit reduction deal. In advance of … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday defended the Justice Department’s decision to hold off informing President Barack Obama of an investigation that eventually caused CIA Director David Petraeus to resign. In his first public comments on … Continue reading
An anonymous email sent in May set off an elaborate chain of events that led to the downfall of former CIA Director David Petraeus, ensnared the top Afghan war chief and saw the Pentagon order a review of ethics training … Continue reading