Ex CIA Spy Faces Treason Charges
Douglas Fred Groat a 50 year old former CIA operative capable of stealth and cryptography led a nomadic life in a mobile home for nearly a year and faces two counts of passing secrets to foreign governments as well as an attempt to extort 500000 from the agency He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail while the case pursues espionage charges tied to March and April 1997 investigations by the FBI U S Attorney and the Justice Department with CIA support He is the third former or current CIA employee arrested on espionage charges in four years.
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Manslaughter trial ends with suspect acquittal
In a Douglas County courtroom, 18 year old Manslaughter suspect Lafayette Cosby was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in the November 1 stabbing death of 23 year old David Walker. Cosby testified he stabbed Walker to avoid a beating and credited self defense. The verdict came from a 10 woman, 2 man jury after less than two hours of deliberation.
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GOP rebels push power shift in Congress on spending
In a House session Lindsey Graham labeled the budget bill pork and urged Speaker Shuster to listen. Rebels, led by Graham, challenged leadership while forcing offsets in emergency spending and inserting anti abortion language into IMF funding, signaling a shift in power dynamics as conservatives grow decisive.
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Social Security private accounts draw broad support
An AP poll shows 90 percent of ages 18 to 34 favor private retirement accounts, yet only 52 percent would personally invest their Social Security taxes in stocks or mutual funds. Overall 8 in 10 Americans support private accounts, with 46 percent willing to try investing themselves, amid concerns over guaranteed benefits and market risk.
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