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Carl Wilhelm Naundorff The German clockmaker and manufacturer of munitions (he dubbed them "Bourbon bombs") declared in 1833 that he was Charles Louis, son of Louis XVI, thought to have died in prison following the French Revolution. Undeterred by the fact that the dauphin's name had actually been Louis...
Yet another sacked U.S. attorney, John McKay of Seattle, declared that a top aide to Rep. Doc Hastings, the former Republican chairman of the House Ethics Committee, had called him to ask detailed questions about a politically charged investigation McKay was conducting into the disputed 2004 election of Washington state...
The trial opened with a bang on January 23, as the elegant Theodore Wells declared that White House officials were making his client a scapegoat to protect presidential adviser Karl Rove. Washington salivated over the suggestion of a rift in the Bush Administration, but it came to naught. The defense...
U.S. policy toward North Korea has now officially flip-flopped: A little over five years ago, President Bush declared an end to the Clinton-era policy of offering inducements for good behavior by the North Koreans, questioning whether Pyongyang could be trusted to keep a deal. But this week's...
Democrats immediately questioned that version of events. "Even months after the firings, we still haven't gotten straight answers from the Department of Justice, which changed its own story... and admitted the firings weren't based on job performance," declared Linda Sanchez, chairwoman of the Judiciary subcommittee that is holding...