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BP Files Billion Dollar Lawsuits on One Year Anniversary of Gulf Oil Disaster

On the one year anniversary of the worst oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry that killed 11…

Court Throws Out Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Lawsuit Against National Day of Prayer

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed the Freedom From Religion Foundation's (FFRF) lawsuit that attacked…

Facebook ‘Faces’ Off with DLA Piper

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ‘facing’ off with New York businessman, Paul Ceglia, who’s represented by powerhouse law firm DLA…

Senator Carl Levin Calls Goldman Sachs a “Financial Snake Pit”

The finger of blame for the 2008 market collapse is pointing squarely in Goldman Sachs direction. Banks earned billions by…

Blogger Sues Huffington Post and AOL for $105 Million

On Tuesday, April 12, Jonathan Tasini filed suit against the Huffington Post and AOL, alleging that they didn’t share in…

Winklevoss Twins Lose Appeal Against Facebook

The Winklevoss twins have lost their appeal against Facebook. Yesterday, Judge Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the U.S. Court of…

IRS Pays Out First Award Under New Provisions of Whistleblower Program

In recent days, the IRS paid an accountant a $4.5 million award – the first under the new provisions of…

Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow Joins The Cohen Group

Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs and…

Government Shutdown Looms

The government has until Friday at midnight to pass a spending bill. Otherwise, the government will shut down for the…

AZ State Legislature Will Intervene in Defense of SB 1070 Against Obama Justice Department

Government watchdog group Judicial Watch announced on Tuesday that its client, the Arizona State Legislature, has been granted permission to…

Obama Announces Bid for Re-election in 2012

On Monday, April 4, current U.S. President Barack Obama announced his bid for re-election in 2012.  He said that he…

Verizon Pays $93.5 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit

Verizon has paid $93.5 million dollars to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the fiber optics leader overcharged the government…