28-YEAR SENTENCE IN OHIO IN $100M CHARITY SCAM
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN This Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 photo shows Bobby Thompson, who authorities have identified as Harvard-trained attorney John Donald Cody, sitting in the courtroom waiting for the…
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The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power push
By DINA CAPPIELLO and MATT APUZZO In this July 20, 2013, photo, a plant that produces ethanol is next to a cornfield near Coon Rapids, Iowa. Government mandates to increase…
MICH. GOV. DISSOLVING FUND WITH ANONYMOUS DONORS
By DAVID EGGERT Gov. Rick Snyder speaks about an increase in employment during a press conference at Midwest Bus Corporation on Monday afternoon, Oct. 21, 2013 in Owosso, Mich. The…
BOOKER’S CAMPAIGN PATH BUMPIER THAN ANTICIPATED
By KATIE ZEZIMA and STEVE PEOPLES In this Oct. 9, 2013, photo. Senate candidate Democrat Cory Booker answers a question after debating Republican Steve Lonegan at Rowan University in Glassboro,…
OHIO OPENS CASE IN $100M CHARITY FRAUD CASE
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN The man who calls himself Bobby Thompson, right, talks with defense attorney Joseph Patituce during opening arguments in court in Cleveland Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Thompson,…
FRANCE’S SARKOZY CLEARED IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE CASE
By JAMEY KEATEN FILE – This April 26, 2012 photo shows former French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivering a speech during an electoral meeting for the second round of the presidential…
SUPREME COURT TERM BEGINS WITH CONTENTIOUS TOPICS
By MARK SHERMAN FILE – In this June 27, 2012, file photo law enforcement officers set up a perimeter controls in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the eve…
DAVIS TAKES NATIONAL STAGE WITH GUBERNATORIAL BID
By CHRIS TOMLINSON File – In this July 25, 2013 file photo, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis speaks at a fundraiser, in Washington. Davis is expected to announce her bid…