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 →

Obama, Dems redoubling money efforts to keep edge By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press – 8 hours ago ATHERTON, Calif. (AP) — His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts after robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from the party faithful highly motivated to topple the Democrat.Obama still has a significant edge, but it's shrinking rapidly.That explains why the president, fresh off of back-to-back international summits, plunged back into his re-election race Wednesday with a series of fundraising events in Denver and California's Silicon Valley. The president was looking to stockpile cash to pay for his coast-to-coast organization, advertising to spread his message and get-out-the-vote operations ... Continue reading →

Milwaukee police records show pattern of misclassfied assaults More than 500 incidents of aggravated assault identified by the Journal Sentinel were incorrectly reported to the state and FBI as simple assaults by the Milwaukee Police Department. Here is a sample of them, all of which FBI crime experts told the Journal Sentinel should have been classified as aggravated assault. The misclassification means that the incidents are ignored when it comes to establishing the city’s violent crime rate. The details of these cases are taken from police reports and criminal complaints. Click on one of these police reports to read notes that pinpoint errors in the coding of crimes and weapons. Sources: Milwaukee Police Department; Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office; Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court ... Continue reading →

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Project Red, White & Blue Preview: Jennifer Waddell interviews CD8 contender Jesse Kelly The interview was marred by an outburst from Kelly's spokesman CREATED 12:39 PM Notes by: Forrest Carr, KGUN9 News Director As part of 9 On Your Side's Project Red, White and Blue political coverage commitment, KGUN9 News has been interviewing candidates for the upcoming Congressional District 8 race. This is the contest to replace Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned due to injuries sustained in the January 8 mass shooting. On Tuesday KGUN9 News presented an extended interview with Democratic challenger Ron Barber. On Thursday KGUN9 viewers will hear from Green Party candidate Charlie Manolakis. Jesse Kelly's turn is today. On this afternoon's KGUN9 News at 5, anchor Jennifer Waddell will present highlights ... Continue reading →

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