Several left-leaning cities have enjoyed going through the motion of approving symbolic resolutions calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush, but one famously liberal Northern California city is actually spending thousands of taxpayer dollars to put a worthless measure on the ballot. It wasn’t enough for the Berkeley city council to unanimously agree

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An Oklahoma district judge charged with four felony counts of indecent exposure while presiding over trials has testified that a sexual device he kept under the bench was a joke gift from a friend. Creek County Judge Donald Thomson is accused of repeatedly exposing his genitals, masturbating and using a penis pump in his courtroom

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A high-ranking federal official responsible for securing multi-million dollar government contracts actually got a promotion and hefty pay raise while he was being investigated for taking bribes from a company that he schemed with to overcharge the government. The official, William Mitten, eventually lost his job after pleading guilty to conspiracy to engage in conflict

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The government agency responsible for protecting public health and safety neglects to enforce many federal laws because it could negatively affect the profits of the wealthy companies that pay the agency hundreds of millions of dollars in “fees.” A new study released by the House Committee on Government Reform details the huge decline in the

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An Arizona Sheriff has come under fire for daring to enforce a new human smuggling state law that allows prosecutors to charge illegal immigrants suspected of paying to get smuggled into the U.S. Frustrated with the lack of federal enforcement of immigration laws, Arizona legislators passed the statute last August to give prosecutors a tool

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It seems that Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) took in too much fresh air during a golf outing to Scotland (August 2002), resulting in a fog of forgetfulness when he was questioned during an investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Ney reportedly told Senate investigators that he had no memory of meeting with tribal members on August

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The same Clinton-appointed federal judge, who ruled that “theory of evolution” stickers on high school biology textbooks are an unconstitutional endorsement of religion, is blocking a Georgia law that bars sex offenders from living near school bus stops. U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper apparently thinks that a new state law is too hard on sex

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Six years after the U.S. government agreed to clean up a highly contaminated nuclear plant, radioactive waste from the leaking tanks continue to percolate through ground water because the government made a bad deal with a private company that now demands almost triple the money of the original estimate. Located in south central Washington State,

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A popular Northern California mayor who raised thousands of dollars for John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and was named a rising star by the influential Democratic Leadership Council, has been indicted on fraud, bribery and conspiracy charges. San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales secretly negotiated a garbage contract that cost taxpayers $11 million and filled his

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Various federal government agencies have committed serious and costly data breaches recently, but the icing on the cake came this week when the agency charged with fighting identity theft admitted losing two laptops containing sensitive personal data used to commit identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims that the computers were stolen from the

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