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...their official positions as air marshals to bypass security at Bush Intercontinental Airport and smuggle the cocaine aboard a flight bound for Las Vegas." First assistant US Attorney Don DeGabrielle said, "We expect and demand that our law enforcement officials will themselves abide by the laws that they are sworn to uphold. The abuse of the badge will not be tolerated." The two men are not yet required to enter pleas, and their attorneys could not be reached for comment...
Haddock and Riley were sworn in by outgoing leadership, Matther J. Glazer ’06 and Clay T. Capp ’06, at the beginning of the meeting. Glazer and Capp received standing ovations from the Council as they left...
...SWORN IN. SAMUEL ALITO, 55, conservative federal appeals court judge; as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor; by fellow newcomer, Chief Justice John Roberts; in Washington. The 58-42 Senate vote, largely along party lines, included votes to confirm from just four Democrats, constituting the lowest total for an opposition party in modern history...
...reflect the heritage, teachings, honor and dignity of the Jewish faith that I was raised in. Abramoff is a poseur, disgracing and shaming other Jews by his deceitful actions. Sharon Zeidan Los Angeles It is high time that congress be held accountable to the laws it is sworn to protect. The old slap-on-the-wrist attitude about those who betray the public trust is in part to blame for this disgrace. Another reason is the never-ending need for politicians to raise money. Voters must demand meaningful campaign-finance reform. Elected officials found guilty of accepting bribes belong...
...screen productions and other tie-ins, but the hospital is banking on a new Peter to plug the gap. Barrie took seven years to turn his play Peter Pan into a best-selling novel; McCaughrean has delivered Peter Pan in Scarlet in as many months and though she's sworn to secrecy, she's itching to talk about it. There will be flying and fairy dust, of course. But 20 years after their flight to Neverland, Wendy is married, Michael a train driver, Tootles a judge in a wig. Trouble is brewing in Neverland, but as grown-ups, they cannot...