Matt Taibbi | Eric Holder, Wall Street Double Agent, Comes in From the Cold
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Holder will reassume his lucrative partnership (he made $2.5 million the last year he worked there) and take his seat in an office that reportedly - this is no joke - was kept empty for him in his absence."
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Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Holder will reassume his lucrative partnership (he made $2.5 million the last year he worked there) and take his seat in an office that reportedly - this is no joke - was kept empty for him in his absence."
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21.5 Million Social Security Numbers Stolen From Government Computers
Brian Naylor, NPR
Naylor writes: "The Office of Personnel Management says that number includes 19.7 million individuals who applied for a background investigation and 1.8 million nonapplicants, who it says are primarily spouses and cohabitants of the applicants."
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Brian Naylor, NPR
Naylor writes: "The Office of Personnel Management says that number includes 19.7 million individuals who applied for a background investigation and 1.8 million nonapplicants, who it says are primarily spouses and cohabitants of the applicants."
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Police Officers Shot and Killed More People So Far in July Than During Any Other Week This Year
Mark Berman, The Washington Post
Berman writes: "This stretch ended Tuesday with officers across the country shooting and killing eight people, the most police shootings that have occurred on any single day in 2015 - ending the deadliest week so far with the deadliest day."
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Mark Berman, The Washington Post
Berman writes: "This stretch ended Tuesday with officers across the country shooting and killing eight people, the most police shootings that have occurred on any single day in 2015 - ending the deadliest week so far with the deadliest day."
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Jeb Bush and Allied Super PAC Raise an Unprecedented $114 Million War Chest
Ed O'Keefe and Matea Gold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The bulk of the money was raised by his allied super PAC, Right to Rise USA, which announced Thursday that it brought in more than $103 million between January and June. Separately, the Bush campaign said it raised $11.4 million in the second quarter."
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Ed O'Keefe and Matea Gold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The bulk of the money was raised by his allied super PAC, Right to Rise USA, which announced Thursday that it brought in more than $103 million between January and June. Separately, the Bush campaign said it raised $11.4 million in the second quarter."
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NSA Tapped German Chancellery for Decades, WikiLeaks Claims
Reuters
Excerpt: "A report released by the group on Wednesday suggested NSA spying on Merkel and her staff had gone on far longer and more widely than previously realised. WikiLeaks said the NSA targeted 125 phone numbers of top German officials for long-term surveillance."
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Reuters
Excerpt: "A report released by the group on Wednesday suggested NSA spying on Merkel and her staff had gone on far longer and more widely than previously realised. WikiLeaks said the NSA targeted 125 phone numbers of top German officials for long-term surveillance."
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Greece Debt Crisis: Athens Accepts Harsh Austerity as Bailout Deal Nears
Phillip Inman, Graeme Wearden and Helena Smith, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The Greek government capitulated on Thursday to demands from its creditors for severe austerity measures in return for a modest debt write-off, raising hopes that a rescue deal could be signed at an emergency meeting of EU leaders on Sunday."
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Phillip Inman, Graeme Wearden and Helena Smith, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The Greek government capitulated on Thursday to demands from its creditors for severe austerity measures in return for a modest debt write-off, raising hopes that a rescue deal could be signed at an emergency meeting of EU leaders on Sunday."
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With Thousands Already Killed by Extreme Weather in 2015, a Strong El Nino Could Bring More Chaos
Lizzie Dearden, The Independent
Dearden writes: "Thousands of people have been killed by extreme weather so far this year and now scientists fear a weather event will cause droughts, wildfires, flooding, landslides and food shortages."
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Lizzie Dearden, The Independent
Dearden writes: "Thousands of people have been killed by extreme weather so far this year and now scientists fear a weather event will cause droughts, wildfires, flooding, landslides and food shortages."
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