Paycheck for terrorism? It may not sound like a lot but it's four times the annual income of the average Palestinian: $5,300. That's according to records obtained by U.S. terrorism victims in their lawsuit against Arab Bank. The trial is underway in New York City. Read more about what the payoffs were for various acts […]
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Six Under-Served Stories Covered by Attkisson
1. Questionable Spending of Federal Disaster Relief Funds After Super Storm Sandy While Residents Still Await Help, Money Spent on Tourism Ads. July 9, 2014 via Sinclair Media 2. Military Injustice? Marine Corps Commandant James Amos and the Urinating on Taliban Video Case What Happened to the U.S. Marines Urinating on the Taliban Case? July 16, […]
The Solis Recording: Did ex-Obama Labor Secretary Violate Hatch Act?
It's no small event for a former presidential administration official to be under federal investigation, but there hasn't seemed to be too much news media interest in the case of Obama's ex-Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. On Wednesday this week, a White House spokesman told reporters at a press briefing, for the first time, that there's […]
How the IRS Scandal Helped Neuter Legitimate Enforcement
The Center for Public Integrity is out with its new, in-depth look into the IRS' nonprofit exempt division. According to CPI, "The IRS’ nonprofit division, grappling with a decimated staff and limited resources, effectively lost whatever nerve it had left. Notably, it came to a near standstill on deciding whether it should grant 'social welfare' […]
Feed the Children Scandal: Follow the Money
“FEED THE CHILDREN” CHARITY UNDER FIRE Exclusive: CBS News Investigation into a Billion-Dollar-a-Year Charity That Solicited Aid for Haiti By Sharyl Attkisson – Feb. 18, 2010 “Feed the Children” is perhaps best known by its infomercials featuring founder, the Reverend Larry Jones. “For only $8 a month, you can help feed a child. Would you […]
Email: IRS' Lerner Suggested Targeting Sen. Grassley (R-Iowa)
New emails reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee in the IRS targeting investigation revealed something that might knock the probe up another notch: IRS manager Lois Lerner allegedly sought to have the circumstances surrounding a speaking invitation to Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, referred for IRS examination. “We have seen a […]
House Oversight Committee Subpoenas White House Official in IRS Probe
With the White House declining the House Oversight Committee's request to make an official available to testify at an IRS hearing tomorrow, the Committee tonight issued a subpoena compelling her to appear. The official is lawyer Jennifer O'Connor. “A year ago, when news broke that the IRS had targeted Americans because of their political beliefs, […]
15 Technology Questions for the IRS Prior to Monday's Hearing
In advance of tomorrow evening's hearing on the Lost Lois Lerner emails, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has asked the IRS Commissioner to provide answers to 15 technology questions. On Fri. June 13, the IRS notified Congress that key emails during a two year time frame, January 2009 to April 2011, were irretrievably […]
