Investigative Round-Up

July 10, 2009 10:14 AM

Egypt Arrests 25 In 'Suez Plot'

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BBC:
Egyptian officials say 25 militants suspected of having al-Qaeda links have been arrested for plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal.
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Tags:: Egypt ,; Arrests ,; 25 ,; Suez ,; Plot

Topics:: Terrorism

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July 10, 2009 7:15 AM

Secret Program Fuels CIA-Congress Dispute

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Washington Post:
Four months after he was sworn in, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta learned of an intelligence program that had been hidden from Congress since 2001, a revelation that prompted him to immediately cancel the initiative and schedule a pair of closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill.
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Tags:: Secret ,; Program ,; Fuels ,; CIA ,; Congress ,; Dispute

Topics:: Espionage

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July 10, 2009 7:13 AM

Dutch Hand Back Looted Iraqi Art

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Posted by CBS News Investigates

BBC:
The Netherlands has returned to Iraqi ownership dozens of ancient artefacts that were stolen from the country after the US-led invasion of 2003.
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Tags:: Dutch ,; Hand ,; Back ,; Looted ,; Iraqi ,; Art

Topics:: Iraq

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July 9, 2009 1:42 PM

Twisted Plot: Did Cemetery Workers Dump Bodies to Resell Gravesites?

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Posted by CBS News Investigates

CBS/AP:
More than 100 bodies that were supposed to rest in peace at a historic suburban Chicago cemetery may have been dug up instead, and dumped into a mass grave -- in a scheme by employees to profit by reselling the burial plots.
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Tags:: Twisted ,; Plot ,; : Did ,; Cemetery ,; Workers ,; Dump ,; Bodies ,; Resell ,; Gravesites

Topics:: U.S. Domestic

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July 9, 2009 8:03 AM

Hospital Death Rates Differ Across U.S.

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Posted by CBS News Investigates

CBS/AP:
More than 100 bodies that were supposed to rest in peace at a historic suburban Chicago cemetery may have been dug up instead, and dumped into a mass grave -- in a scheme by employees to profit by reselling the burial plots.
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Tags:: Hospital ,; Death ,; Rates ,; Differ ,; Across ,; U.S.

Topics:: U.S. Domestic

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July 8, 2009 3:04 PM

House Chairman Says CIA Lied to Lawmakers

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Posted by CBS News Investigates

CQ:
House Intelligence Chairman Silvestre Reyes has suggested Republicans would be well advised to avoid politicizing the intelligence authorizaton bill later this week in light of evidence that, he says, shows that the CIA “affirmatively lied to” the panel.
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Tags:: House ,; Chairman ,; Says ,; CIA ,; Lied ,; Lawmakers

Topics:: Political Corruption

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July 8, 2009 1:02 PM

What Happened to Those Bad Bank Assets? So Far, Nothing

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Posted by CBS News Investigates

McClatchy:
In March, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled a Public-Private Investment Program in which the government and private firms would bid together to purchase toxic assets from banks, freeing them to increase lending and help revive the economy.
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Tags:: What ,; Happened ,; Those ,; Bad ,; Bank ,; Assets ,; Far ,; Nothing

Topics:: U.S. Domestic

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July 8, 2009 7:58 AM

Federal Sites Knocked Out by Cyber Attack

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Posted by CBS News Investigates

AP:
A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime, The Associated Press has learned.
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Tags:: Federal ,; Sites ,; Knocked ,; Out ,; Cyber ,; Attack

Topics:: Crime

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July 8, 2009 7:55 AM

Health Deals Could Harbor Hidden Costs

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Posted by CBS News Investigates

New York Times:
The deals, trumpeted loudly by the White House, would each help pay for a sweeping overhaul of the health care system.
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Tags:: Health ,; Deals ,; Could ,; Harbor ,; Hidden ,; Costs

Topics:: Medical

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July 8, 2009 7:53 AM

Rio Probes Police 'Death Squad'

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BBC News:
Prosecutors in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are seeking the arrest of 30 police officers who are suspected of killing innocent civilians.
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Tags:: Rio ,; Probes ,; Police ,; Death ,; Squad

Topics:: U.S. Domestic

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All Blog Posts from Investigative Round-Up

Egypt Arrests 25 In 'Suez Plot'

Secret Program Fuels CIA-Congress Dispute

Dutch Hand Back Looted Iraqi Art

Twisted Plot: Did Cemetery Workers Dump Bodies to Resell Gravesites?

Hospital Death Rates Differ Across U.S.

House Chairman Says CIA Lied to Lawmakers

What Happened to Those Bad Bank Assets? So Far, Nothing

Federal Sites Knocked Out by Cyber Attack

Health Deals Could Harbor Hidden Costs

Rio Probes Police 'Death Squad'

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