Holder: No Federal Charges Against George Zimmerman.
���A comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate-crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances here,��� Mr. Holder said in a news release on Tuesday, reports WSJ. The acquittal of Mr.
The Blue-City Model
The men and women in charge have been Democrats, and their governing ideas are ���progressive.��� This model, with its reliance on government and public unions, has dominated urban America as once-vibrant cities such as Baltimore became shells of their .
Congressman pushes for hostage czar to ensure coordination
White House press secretary Josh Earnest made the distinction as he declined to confirm a Wall Street Journal report that the Federal Bureau of Investigation helped Weinsteins family pay a $250,000 ransom in 2012 in an unsuccessful bid for his release.
Victor Posner, 83, Master of Hostile Takeover
Victor Posner, a corporate raider whose exploits over three decades earned him a place in the rogues gallery of American business, died on Monday at the Miami Heart Institute. He was 83 and lived in Miami Beach. The cause was pneumonia, according to Milton Farrell, his friend and lawyer.. Victor Posner, corporate raider whose exploits over three decades earned him place in rogues gallery of American business, dies at age 83; photo (M)
Clinton to Propose Changes to Criminal Justice System.
���She will also discuss the hard truth and fundamental unfairness in our country that, today, African American men are far more likely to be stopped and searched by police, charged with crimes and sentenced to longer. The Clinton aide, who declined to be identified, said Mrs. Clinton would address the situation in Baltimore and then ���lay out a broader vision for criminal justice reform that will include specific policy proposals.���. Sign up for Capital Journal Daybreak��.
Baltimore Officers Charged in Death of Freddie Gray.
(CNN) ��� Six police officers have been charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Friday. One officer ��� the driver of the police van ��� has been charged with several counts, including��.
Baltimores Badass Prosecutor Charges Freddie Gray Cops.
Criminal charges will be filed against the six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore state attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced this afternoon.. Mosby started the conference by tipping a hat to both the protesters whove taken to the streets in the past week and to law enforcement. ���To the thousands of city residents, community organizers, faith leaders and political leaders that chose to march peacefully throughout Baltimore, I commend your courage��.
Baltimore Sun to start charging for online content
The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have long charged for most content, and the New York Times and Boston Globe have begun doing so. The Sun will be following the model of the Times and the Globe, requiring a��.
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The security market was yesterday as narrow as has recently been the rule, and heaviness was shown by most of the list. A number of stocks in which manipulation has lately played a large part were inclined to weakness. The kiters of Colorado Fuel, for example, let that stock down sharply, after a spurt rise, but the mystery worked there still remains, and erratic quotations are not likely immediately to disappear.. Am. Beet Co. report
AM Roundup: Banks Balk at Foreign Bribery Probe - WSJ.
[WSJ]. Baltimore prosecutor in spotlight: Barely 100 days into her tenure as the citys chief prosecutor, Baltimore City States Marilyn Mosby soon will face a momentous decision: whether to pursue criminal charges against��.
RALLY IN STOCK MARKET; Steel Shares Show Evidence of Recovery. Substantial Gains Made in Standard Railway Securities -- Bear Attack Follows Norcross Receivership.
RALLY IN STOCK MARKET; Steel Shares Show Evidence of Recovery. Substantial Gains Made in Standard Railway Securities -- Bear Attack Follows Norcross Receivership.
Polk Awards Laud Coverage of Darfur and Katrina’s Toll
The winners of the George Polk Awards for 2006 were announced yesterday by Long Island University.
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Out With the Inn Crowd
On Wednesday, scores of them marched west from Times Square, where theyd participated in a demonstration in favor of gay marriage, and picketed in front of OUT NYC on West 42nd Street. This morning the Facebook boycott page published a statement .
Six Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death
BALTIMORE���Six city police officers were charged Friday in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who suffered fatal spinal injuries last month while in custody, a swift development in a case that renewed the national focus on policing in black .
Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Death of Black Man
The rioting started after the funeral of Freddie Gray. The 25-year-old black man died of injuries he received while being detained by police more than two weeks ago. Baltimores Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has declared a night-time curfew for the city.
Latest on police-custody death: Peaceful protests continue
The other media seeking the records are The Baltimore Sun, Bloomberg, BuzzFeed, NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and WBAL-AM, WBAL-TV and WJZ-TV in Baltimore. An attorney for the group sent a letter Thursday.
Baltimore Nonviolence Center: Judge refuses to dismiss.
Drake was indicted a year ago under the Espionage Act on five charges of retaining classified information to give to a Baltimore Sun reporter, one charge of obstructing justice and four charges of making a false statement to the FBI. Hes scheduled. Others hail him as a hero for speaking out about supposedly wasteful government programs, first to government investigators and then to former Sun journalist Siobhan Gorman, who now works for the Wall Street Journal.
Obama Condemns Violence in Baltimore in Response to Freddie Gray Death
The expectations and limitations of the countrys highest office were on display Tuesday as images of a city struggling to recover from anti-police riots shared the nations television screens with the first black president describing the death of a.
bensozia: Partisanship and the Baltimore Riots
So what are they saying? The Wall Street Journal blames Democrats: The men and women in charge have been Democrats, and their governing ideas are ���progressive.��� This model, with its reliance on government and public��.
Six Baltimore Police Officers Suspended After Fatal Incident
Officials said they are still trying to determine why Mr. Gray was arrested in a West Baltimore neighborhood known for its drug activity. Charging documents filed by a police officer and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal state that Mr. Gray ���fled.
A DEFENSE FULL OF LIES; BEERS MAKES A STATEMENT TO POLICY HOLDERS. CHIEFLY REMARKABLE FOR WHAT IT OMITS -- EVIDENCES OF HIS COWARD- ICE -- THE VANUXEM, SPANISH- AMERICAN, DINKELSPIEL, AND OTHER SCANDALS.
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The Press and the Courts; WASHINGTON
The press has been severely criticized lately for publishing news that Vice President Agnew was being investigated by a Baltimore grand jury on charges of criminal action, and that John Ehrlichman had been indicted by a Los Angeles grand jury in connection with the burglarizing of Daniel Ellsbergs psychiatrists office.. J Reston comment says press has been severely criticized lately for publishing news of probe; says charge is serious and criticism fair, but remedy is elusive; says it is obvious Agnew has been damaged; says main charge against press in general is not that it was too aggressive but that it was too timid or lenient or lazy; says there is difference between exposing dirty tricks of politics and revealing secrete of grand jury investigations and indictments; says thoughtful people in press are concerned about invading and corrupting secrecy of grand juries but are faced with hard reality that if even 1 newspaper or radio or TV station repts that Agnew is under criminal investigation in Baltimore, that rept is immediately put on wire services and on air within 1 hr and therefore is all over US; cartoon
Can Ray Rice Still be Prosecuted for Domestic Violence.
New Jersey prosecutors earlier this year agreed to dismiss an assault charge against Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice if he completed a year-long, supervised rehabilitation program offered to first-time offenders. Could prosecutors revive their case now that a new video has emerged. Its brought to you by lead writer Jacob Gershman with contributions from across The Wall Street Journals staff. Jacob comes here after more than half a decade covering the��.
DECLARES JAPANESE PAID; Ex-Secret Agent Relates Graft Story to Senate Committee. SAYS HE SPIED ON SENATORS He Also Tells of Investigating Mellon and Daugherty for President Harding. COLLECTED FOR FIGHT FILM He Tells of Still Other Sums Received for the Issuing of Liquor Permits. Amazing Story of Graft in Justice Department Told to Senatorial Committee STORY OF GRAFT TOLD TO COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14. -A sensational story of alleged corruption in the Department of Justice, as amazing as any ever unfolded before a committee of Congress, was told to the Senate committee investigating Attorney General Daugherty today. It was a series of allegations involving bribery intrigue, attempted intimidation, extortion and corruption on the part of persons close to or identified with the Department of Justice as administered by Mr. Daugherty.. meets House Com investigating charges
A Thug by Any Other Name
As Jason Riley noted in The Wall Street Journal, violent crime in Baltimore is three times the national rate, and the murder rate is more than six times higher. And things are getting worse. Through the first three months of this year, the murder rate.
Most Baltimore Protesters Arrested Monday Remain in Jail.
Baltimore City Paper writer Caitlin Goldblatt and Buzzfeed News report that many of the 235 protesters arrested Monday night���including 34 juveniles��� in Baltimore remain in jail without formal charges nearly two days later.
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Investigators Find Freddie Gray Was Fatally Injured in.
What happened to Gray, the 25-year-old Baltimore man who suffered a severe spine injury and died one week after his arrest, has led to angry debate and protests nationwide.. Many observers, though, say that revelation and other reports makes the Gray case even more suspicious ��� and there has been no shortage of protesters taking to the citys streets to express their doubts about police accounts of what happened between Grays April 12 arrest and his death.
The case of the vanishing investor; Will the thundering herd ever return to Wall Street?
A celebrated anecdote of the nineteen-twenties has to do with a rustic visiting Manhattan, who is proudly shown the great brokers yachts moored on the East River. Where, inquires the yokel, are the customers yachts? In an updated version, the rustic is exposed to the griping in a brokerage house board room, and his question is, Where are the customers?. Charles J Rolo (Thomson & McKinnon Auchincloss Kohlmeyer Inc) article on decline in number of individual investors in stock mkt in last 5 yrs; says private investors losses have considerably larger than might be inferred from mkt avgs, describing increased power of inst investors; discusses reasons for small investors flight from mkt and conditions that would lure them back; causes for depressed mkt revd; graphs of value line avg of stocks from 68 to 74 and of consumer price index during same period; illus (L)
Latest on Police-Custody Death: Body Found Near Protests
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The Early Word: On the Road
President Obama swings through Columbus, Ohio, this morning to meet with families and discuss the economy. Afterward, Mr. Obama is scheduled to attend a fund-raiser for Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio then jet to another in Miami for the Florida Democratic Party.. President Obama is in Columbus, Ohio, this morning to talk about the economy and attend a fund-raiser.
After Urban Riots, a Long Road to Revival
Baltimore missed the boom of the 1990s. It has lost 120,000 residents in the last quarter-century. It has a murder rate (37 per 100,000) that only New Orleans, St. Louis and Detroit can match. A decade ago, under Democratic mayor (and now presidential .
The Morning Risk Report: Baltimore Riots and Corporate Risk
China gave foreign investors, including Singapores sovereign-wealth fund and the Australian arm of Vanguard Group, access to buy a further $10 billion worth of the countrys stocks and bonds as Beijing accelerates the opening up of its markets, the.
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Wall Street Journal Considers Zero Prosecutions of Banks.
Im Jessica Desvarieux in Baltimore. And welcome to. BLACK: So we have one prompted by this incredibly over-the-top Wall Street Journal op-ed that thundered away about the terrible prosecutions of JPMorgan and the other main banksters. And, of. And it was immensely successful as political theater, except that when they actually looked after the facts, the GAO, the actual investigators, they found in every single case that they couldnt substantiate a single one of these charges.
BID TO HOUSE ENDS LONG SPECULATION; Move Shows How Agnew Plans to Fight, but Legal Confusion Remains Bid to House Ends Speculation; Confusion Remains Task for a Committee Letter to the House Back to His Duties Mystery Ends Quickly Briefing From Richardson
Vice President Agnews sudden and dramatic late-afternoon appearance at the House of Representatives today ended weeks of speculation about how he would fight allegations that have emerged against him from a Federal investigation into corruption in Maryland.
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INTERNATIONAL A3-14 Iraqi Kurds and Sunnis Wary of Proposed Oil Law Kurdish and Sunni Arab officials expressed deep reservations about the draft version of a national oil law and related legislation, misgivings that could derail one of the benchmark measures of progress in Iraq laid down by President Bush. A1 Afghan Ire Over U.S. Airstrikes Aerial bombing in Afghanistan by the American military killed at least 42 civilians several days ago, an Afghan government investigation found. A12 Deputy Asks Olmert to Resign Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni of Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmerts deputy, called on him to resign after a critical government report about his management of the war with Hezbollah last summer. A10 Bad Signs for Wolfowitz Members of a World Bank committee investigating the conduct of Paul D. Wolfowitz, the bank president, are leaning toward finding that he violated the institutions rules against conflicts of interest. A6 Court Issues 2 Darfur Warrants Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague have issued arrest warrants for two Sudanese, the first to be charged with grave atrocities in Darfur, the court said. A10 Iran Charges Critic as Spy An Iranian who has been a prominent critic of the countrys nuclear policies for two years was arrested this week on spying charges, a semiofficial news agency reported. A3 NATIONAL A16-21 Republicans Split on Bush As They Prepare to Debate As the Republican presidential candidates gather for their first debate, the question of how to deal with President Bush is vexing the field as much as Iraq, health care or any other issue. A1 Justice Department Inquiry The Justice Department is investigating whether a former senior adviser to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales improperly tried to fill vacancies at the department with Republicans loyal to the Bush administration, officials said. A18 Baltimore to Track Guns With violent crime rising sharply in Baltimore, Mayor Sheila Dixon announced plans to form a task force on illegal guns and start a system to track where and when guns have been used in crimes. A19 Texas Fires Youth Workers An investigation into sexual abuse and mismanagement at the Texas Youth Commission has led to the dismissals of 66 employees with records of felony charges or arrests, including one who was convicted of homicide, the state official leading the inquiry reported. A16 SCIENCE/HEALTH Calls for New Drug Warnings The Food and Drug Administration ordered drug makers to add warnings to antidepressant medications, saying the drugs increase the risk of suicidal thinking or behavior in some young adults. A17 NEW YORK/REGION B1-7 Thousands Mourn Trooper Shot in Confrontation About 5,000 law enforcement officers gathered in an Albany suburb to mourn David C. Brinkerhoff, a New York State trooper who was killed by a fellow trooper during a confrontation with an armed man in a Catskill farmhouse. B1 Highflying Plan for Pier 40 Pier 40 on the Hudson River in Manhattan would become home to a large entertainment complex with permanent facilities for the Cirque du Soleil and the Tribeca Film Festival under a developers $626 million proposal. But detractors call the proposed complex Las Vegas on the Hudson. B1 BUSINESS DAY C1-15 Board Tables Dow Jones Bid Dow Jones, the owner of The Wall Street Journal, announced that it was taking no action on a surprise $5 billion offer from Rupert Murdoch, the media baron who runs the News Corporation, because members of the controlling Bancroft family, holding 52 percent of the companys votes, oppose it. C1 Tainted Gluten Not Inspected A Chinese company accused of selling contaminated wheat gluten to American pet food suppliers avoided inspections partly because it did not correctly disclose its shipping contents to Chinese export authorities for inspection, according to American regulators. C1 Business Digest C2 EDITORIAL A22-23 Editorials: Reforming the F.D.A.; an exit strategy for Guantánamo; toward a federal shield law; unwanted folk. Columns: David Brooks, Bob Herbert. Bridge E10 TV Listings E11 Crossword E2 Weather C16 Obituaries B8
Obama Takes a Hard Line Against Leaks to Press
In 17 months in office, President Obama has already outdone every previous president in pursuing leak prosecutions.
Latest on police-custody death: Mostly media on the street
The other media seeking the records are The Baltimore Sun, Bloomberg, BuzzFeed, NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and WBAL-AM, WBAL-TV and WJZ-TV in Baltimore. An attorney for the group sent a letter Thursday.
The UK Braces for Close-Fought Election
Next week is all about U.K. politics as the British public vote for a new government Thursday. With opinion polls showing the two main parties - the Conservatives and Labour - are still neck-and-neck, its poised to be one of the closest elections in.
Liberal Policies Didnt Fail Baltimore. Heres What Did.
The Wall Street Journal wrote this week that liberal policies are at the root of West Baltimores problems. ���The men and women in charge have been Democrats, and their governing ideas are progressive. This model, with its reliance on government and .
Violence in Baltimore: When Did It Really Start?
Read the New York Times, Washington Post, or Wall Street Journal on Baltimore, and they tell you violence broke out there Monday. You hear an NPR. ���Both Mrs. Smith and Mr. Best were arrested and charged with disturbing the peace. They were both .
Two Big Questions Await Irish Bank Inquiry
By appointing a senior American financial figure to head an investigation into suspicions of huge fraud at its Baltimore-based subsidiary, Allied Irish Banks hopes to answer two big questions. How could John Rusnak, a currency trader with a $2.5 million limit on his positions, have done what the bank said he did, racking up losses of $750 million over a year, without being noticed and stopped?. Allied Irish Banks has hired Eugene A Ludwig, top American banking regulator, to head investigation into suspicions of huge fraud at its Baltimore-based subsidiary; Ludwig must find out how currency trader John Rusnak racked up $750 million in losses over year, without being noticed or stopped, when he had $2.5 million trading limit; also must find out why Allied Irishs top management did not find out about matter until after Rusnaks immediate superiors had been suspicious for weeks and called FBI (M)
BID TO HOUSE ENDS LONG SPECULATION; Move Shows How Agnew Plans to Fight, but Legal Confusion Remains Bid to House Ends Speculation; Confusion Remains Task for a Committee Letter to the House Back to His Duties Mystery Ends Quickly Briefing From Richardson
Vice President Agnews sudden and dramatic late-afternoon appearance at the House of Representatives today ended weeks of speculation about how he would fight allegations that have emerged against him from a Federal investigation into corruption in Maryland.. Agnews bid to have HR hear charges ends wks of speculation about how he would fight allegations that have emerged against him from Fed probe into Md corruption; bid makes it appear unlikely that he will resign; bid also seen leaving whole matter in const and legal tangle that may take mos to unravel; HR leadership seen perplexed; Speaker Albert, Majority Leader ONeill and Dem whip McFall comment; McFall also comments on HRs options; Agnews use of Calhoun precedent seen adding to HR members confusion
U.S. INDICTMENTS EXPECTED IN CASE INVOLVING AGNEW; But There Is No Indication That the Vice President Will Face Charges PAYMENTS ARE ALLEGED Officials Say Some Suspects Cooperate With Inquiry to Protect Themselves U.S. Indictments Are Expected in Case Involving Agnew and Political Associates NO INDICATIONS HELL BE CHARGED Officials Say Some Suspects Cooperate With Inquiry to Protect Themselves Others in Inquiry Innocent Victim Denies Knowledge Guilty Plea Entered Payment Plan Alleged
??ederal officials said today that indictments were expected within weeks in an investigation into bribery, extortion and tax fraud charges involving Vice President Agnew and some of his closest political and financial associates.
Bergdahl Charged with Desertion and Misbehavior Before.
WSJ reports that the desertion charge carries a maximum of five years in prison, while the charge of misbehavior in the presence of the enemy carries a potential life sentence. Sgt. Bergdahls defense counsel issued a��.
Baltimore Held More than 100 People in Jail Without.
More than 100 people arrested during the Baltimore protests Monday���some of them members of the press���were released without charges two days later, NBC News reports.. The releases were the result of a logjam for police who were scrambling to pull the necessary paperwork to file charges at the same time they were trying to keep peace on the citys streets, Kowalczyk said. Batts, the police commissioner, told reporters Wednesday night: ���Weve come up on a��.
Sprints Record Bond Offering
. Sprint Nextel sells $6.5 billion of high-yield bonds. | The Verizon Wireless deal highlights what bankers describe as the continued health of the debt markets. | Mail.ru sells its remaining stake in Facebook for around $525 million. | Charles Schwab & Company is seeking to eliminate the option of class-action lawsuits for its clients.
Capital Journal Daybreak: FBIs Role in Ransom for US Hostage and More
More: Barely 100 days into her tenure as the citys chief prosecutor, States Attorney Marilyn Mosby will soon face a momentous decision: whether to pursue criminal charges against any Baltimore police officers in the high-profile death of Freddie Gray.
Capital Journal Daybreak: FBIs Role in Ransom for U.S..
The Wall Street Journals morning rundown of the biggest news stories and exclusive features from Washington on politics, policy, financial regulation, defense and more.. More: Barely 100 days into her tenure as the citys chief prosecutor, States Attorney Marilyn Mosby will soon face a momentous decision: whether to pursue criminal charges against any Baltimore police officers in the high-profile death of Freddie Gray ��� ZIP codes map out the impact of the��.