District Attorney in Louisiana Evaluates Statements on Patient Deaths
The District Attorney of Orleans Parish in Louisiana, Leon A. Cannizzaro Jr., said yesterday that he is evaluating “statements regarding possible criminal activity in this jurisdiction.” Cannizzaro was referring to statements made in a recent ProPublica/New York Times Magazine article about deaths at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
In the magazine article, two physicians were quoted as saying they hastened the deaths of very sick patients after the city flooded, the hospital’s backup … more…
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Report Calls Alhurra a Failure
Dec. 30: This post has been corrected.
Update: (6:19 PM EST) The BBG has just posted the USC report along with a statement about its … more…
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April 06, 2009
Judge Orders DoJ to Hand over Stevens Documents Del Quentin Wilber, Washington Post, April 06, 2009
December 11, 2008
Are Blagojevich Tapes Enough Evidence to Convict? Mike Robinson, Associated Press, December 11, 2008
November 07, 2008
FBI Looks Into a Threat to Reveal Patient Data John Markoff, New York Times, November 07, 2008
November 04, 2008
FBI Asked Questions on Rezko Land Deal Jerry Seper, Washington Times, November 04, 2008
Federal Judge Orders Cheney Aide to Testify in VP Records Lawsuit Safiya Boucaud, Jurist, November 03, 2008
October 17, 2008
Carbon monoxide: Detectors save lives - except when they fail Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune, October 17, 2008
Troopergate investigator to get documents Rachel D'Oro, AP, October 16, 2008
October 10, 2008
Release of Troopergate Report Hangs On GOP Cooperation Zachary Roth, Talking Points Memo, October 10, 2008
Palin Pre-empts State Report, Clears Self in Probe, AP, October 10, 2008
October 09, 2008
Eavesdropping Allegations Prompt Senate Investigation Daniel W. Reilly, Politico, October 09, 2008
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