A Justice Department probe into whether former Interior Secretary Gale Norton illegally gave preferential treatment to Royal Dutch Shell Gro

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U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, who ruled Monday that the health care reform law is unconstitutional, holds financial investments in healt

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TransOcean Ltd., the offshore drilling company facing numerous investigations about its rig explosion and the ensuing BP oil spill, says the

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics is suing the Department of Justice for refusing to release records on the federal investigation of fo

Allegations that Fiesta Bowl execs violated campaign finance laws by reimbursing contributions

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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s indictment by a grand jury for theft, perjury, and misconduct adds her to a long list of big-city mayors who