Breaking on the Web

Judge Lets Embattled Detroit Mayor Travel to Dem Convention
M.L. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, August 14, 2008
Tags: Democratic Convention, Detroit, Detroit Mayor Scandal, Kwame Kilpatrick

Gates Allows Sexual Assault Official to Testify
Ryan Grim, Politico, August 14, 2008
Tags: Department of Defense, Robert Gates, Sexual Assault

FBI To Get Freer Rein to Look For Terrorism Suspects
Marisa Taylor, McClatchy, August 14, 2008
Topic: Homeland Security
Tags: Department of Justice, FBI, Michael Mukasey, Terrorism

Pentagon Official Removed from Second Gitmo Trial
AP, August 14, 2008
Topic: Military
Tags: Guantanamo Bay, Military Tribunals, Mohammed Jawad, Pentagon

Firms Plan $7 Billion Buyback of Auction-Rate Securities
Chad Bray, Wall Street Journal ($), August 14, 2008
Tags: Auction-Rate Securities, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, SEC

Ex-Sen. Daschle Buys Ivins as Sole Anthrax Culprit
Kathy Kiely and Donna Leinwand, USA Today, August 14, 2008
Tags: Anthrax, Biological Weapons, Bruce Ivins, Department of Justice, FBI, Tom Daschle

Goldman Balks at Helping Rich Clients Recover From Auction-Rate Securities
Liz Rappaport, Wall Street Journal ($), August 14, 2008
Tags: Auction-Rate Securities, Goldman Sachs

Sen. Coleman Defends His Cheap Lease
Kevin Duchschere, Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 14, 2008
Tags: Norm Coleman

Fla. Dem Party Asks FBI to Investigate Rep. Buchanan
Politico, August 14, 2008
Topic: Elections
Tags: Campaign Finance, FBI, Florida, Fundraising, Vern Buchanan

Ex-Sheriff to Stand Trial for Sexual Misconduct
Tim Talley, AP, August 14, 2008
Tags: Oklahoma, Sexual Assault

Number of Ocean ‘Dead Zones’ Doubling Every Decade
Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, August 14, 2008
Topic: Environment
Tags: Pollution

Teens Cite Ease of Access to Prescription Drugs
Holly Watt, Washington Post, August 14, 2008
Tags: Painkillers, Prescription Drugs, Youth

Census Chief: All Sides at Fault for Handheld Computer Problems
Gautham Nagesh, Government Executive, August 14, 2008
Tags: 2010 Census, Census Bureau, Harris Corp

Gov’t Report: Compensation Lags for Workers Injured in 9/11 Aftermath
Katherine McIntire Peters, Government Executive, August 14, 2008
Tags: 9/11, Congress, FEMA, World Trade Center Captive Insurance Co.

Experts: Bush Admin Is Foot-Dragging on Internet Security Hole
Ryan Singel, Wired, August 14, 2008
Tags: Bush Administration, Department of Commerce, Domain Name System, Internet, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Gov’t Report: AK Native-Run Cos. Improperly Routed $23 Million to Contractors
Neil Gordon, POGO, August 14, 2008
Tags: Alaska, Native Americans, Small Business Administration

FTC Seeks to Ban Oil Speculation
Ian Talley, Wall Street Journal ($), August 14, 2008
Topic: Energy
Tags: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, FTC, Oil Speculation

Greenspan Blasts Fannie, Freddie Fix
David Wessel, Wall Street Journal ($), August 14, 2008
Topic: Regulators
Tags: Alan Greenspan, Department of the Treasury, Fannie Mae, Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, Housing

Ten Exchanges Agree to Stronger Oversight
Reuters, August 14, 2008
Topic: Regulators
Tags: Finra, Nasdaq, NYSE, SEC

Company’s Heart Implant Study Is Flawed
Keith J. Winstein, Wall Street Journal ($), August 14, 2008
Tags: Boston Scientific, FDA