Senators seek review of inspector's work on drilling report By Gregory Korte, USA TODAY Updated WASHINGTON – Three Gulf Coast GOP senators question whether an Interior Department watchdog acted appropriately when she investigated the Obama administration's handling of its 2010 moratorium on deepwater drilling.By Chip Somodevilla,, Getty ImagesMary Kendall's investigation found that the report "could have been more clearly worded," but that there was no violation of the law.By Chip Somodevilla,, Getty ImagesMary Kendall's investigation found that the report "could have been more clearly worded," but that there was no violation of the law.Sponsored LinksMary Kendall, the Interior Department's acting inspector general, told USA TODAY this week that she was present for meetings at which top Interior officials discussed a report on drilling safety following ... Continue reading →
WASHINGTON – The co-owner of a major Pentagon propaganda contractor publicly admitted Thursday that he was behind a series of websites used to discredit two USA TODAY journalists who had reported on the contractor.The online "misinformation campaign," first reported last month, has raised questions about whether the Pentagon or its contractors had turned its propaganda operations against U.S. citizens. But Camille Chidiac, the minority owner of Leonie Industries and its former president, said he was responsible for the online activity and was operating independent of the company or the Pentagon."I take full responsibility for having some of the discussion forums opened and reproducing their previously published USA TODAY articles on them," he said a statement released by his attorney, Lin Wood, of Atlanta."I recognize and ... Continue reading →
WASHINGTON – The co-owner of a major Pentagon propaganda contractor publicly admitted Thursday that he was behind a series of websites used to discredit two USA TODAY journalists who had reported on the contractor.The online "misinformation campaign," first reported last month, has raised questions about whether the Pentagon or its contractors had turned its propaganda operations against U.S. citizens. But Camille Chidiac, the minority owner of Leonie Industries and its former president, said he was responsible for the online activity and was operating independent of the company or the Pentagon."I take full responsibility for having some of the discussion forums opened and reproducing their previously published USA TODAY articles on them," he said a statement released by his attorney, Lin Wood, of Atlanta."I recognize and ... Continue reading →
WASHINGTON – The co-owner of a major Pentagon propaganda contractor publicly admitted Thursday that he was behind a series of websites used to discredit two USA TODAY journalists who had reported on the contractor.The online "misinformation campaign," first reported last month, has raised questions about whether the Pentagon or its contractors had turned its propaganda operations against U.S. citizens. But Camille Chidiac, the minority owner of Leonie Industries and its former president, said he was responsible for the online activity and was operating independent of the company or the Pentagon."I take full responsibility for having some of the discussion forums opened and reproducing their previously published USA TODAY articles on them," he said a statement released by his attorney, Lin Wood, of Atlanta."I recognize and ... Continue reading →
Warren Buffett's letter to publishers and editors Warren Buffett pledged a "hands-off" policy for the newspapers his company plans to buy. "You should treat public policy issues just as you have in the past," he wrote in a letter to publishers and editors of the Media General Inc. daily newspapers due to become part of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. "I have some strong political views, but Berkshire owns the paper — I don't. And Berkshire will always be non-political." Click here to read the Omaha.com story » Tell us what you think Continue reading →
Jake Speed & The Freddies perform "Rube Wadddell" at the Madison Theater opening for Asleep At The Wheel in November 2007 Continue reading →
