All Blog Posts from Investigative Round-Up

CQ Politics:
He insists he did it for his country, to head off a disastrous U.S. invasion of Iraq.

But instead, Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin found himself charged with giving classified information to suspected agents of Israel. In 2006 he was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, later reduced to probation and 10 months house arrest for cooperating with the feds.
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Congressional Quarterly:
He insist he did it for his country, to head off a disastrous U.S. invasion of Iraq.

But instead, Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin found himself charged with giving classified information to suspected agents of Israel. In 2006 he was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, later reduced to probation and 10 months house arrest for cooperating with the feds.
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International Herald Tribune:
After days of mounting pressure over Britain’s parliamentary expenses scandal, Michael Martin, the speaker of the House of Commons, announced Tuesday that he would step down — the first holder of the prestigious position to be ousted in more than 300 years.
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AFP:
Nigeria on Wednesday set up a panel to probe a multi-million dollar cash-for-contract scandal embroiling US giant Halliburton and reportedly implicating three former presidents, the justice minister said. (Read the article)

Chicago-Sun Times:
A second scandal has rocked the South African girls school founded by Oprah Winfrey, leading to the suspensions of seven students, according to foreign media reports.

The students at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy School For Girls were suspended for "inappropriate behavior" toward other children, the British Telegraph newspaper reports.
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AP:
Police have arrested nine people and revoked the license of a livestock market owner in a case involving pork tainted with a chemical that made 70 people sick in southern China's biggest city, an official said Tuesday.
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International Herald Tribune:
A growing scandal over campaign donations is threatening the Japanese opposition leader, Ichiro Ozawa, just as his party appears poised to unseat the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party, throwing Japan's political situation into further disarray.
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The Hill: In a case of mistaken identity, a man has become embroiled in the scandal surrounding the defense-lobbying firm PMA Group. (Read the article)

Reuters: China is baffled by a "drastic" rise in the number of infants falling ill with kidney stones in the wake of a tainted milk scandal which killed six children from kidney complications and made hundreds of thousands ill.(Read the article)

Washington Times: Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's already shaky government was rocked Tuesday by the sudden resignation of his finance minister over allegations he appeared drunk after a recent G-7 meeting. (Read the article)