All Blog Posts from Investigative Round-Up

CBS/AP:

Former White House political adviser Karl Rove played a central role in the ouster of a U.S. attorney in New Mexico, one of nine prosecutors fired in a scandal in 2006 over political interference with the Justice Department, according to transcripts of closed-door testimony released Tuesday. (read the article)

The Washington Post:
Political adviser Karl Rove and other high-ranking figures in the Bush White House played a greater role than previously understood in the firing of federal prosecutors almost three years ago, according to e-mails obtained by The Washington Post, in a scandal that led to mass Justice Department resignations and an ongoing criminal probe. (read the article)

CBS/AP:
North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
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Reuters:
A fire last week that killed 44 children at a Mexican day-care center was caused by a damaged air conditioner in a neighboring warehouse, the attorney general said Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Times:
The Times' investigation looking into how difficult it is for the Los Angeles Unified School District to fire teachers has prompted a passionate reaction among readers. Many are outraged that it's so difficult to dismiss even teachers whose misdeeds seem so apparent. But others take it a step further, blaming the teachers' union for keeping bad instructors in the classroom.
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CBS: Former Bush aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers have agreed to testify before Congress under oath concerning the firings of U.S. attorneys, allegedly for political reasons, during the Bush administration. (Read the article)

AP:
Police arrested a suspect Friday in connection to one of the deadly wildfires in southern Australia that killed more than 180 people and left about 7,000 homeless.
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Globe and Mail:
A preliminary investigation into the fatal bombing by Israeli forces of a United Nations school in Gaza has found that the Israeli troops had missed their targets by 30 metres.
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New York Times:
A report released on Monday by a state board found that Gov. Sarah Palin did not apply improper pressure to try to dismiss a state trooper who was her former brother-in-law and did not violate state ethics laws in the firing of her public safety commissioner.
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AP:
A fire caused $1 million worth of damage at an unmanned underground nuclear launch site last spring, but the Air Force didn't find out about it until five days later, an Air Force official said Thursday.
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