Pentagon closes Office of Strategic Influence after misinformation row
Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld announced the closure of the Office of Strategic Influence amid reports it proposed spreading false information abroad. He denied the agency spread lies but said criticism and publicity made its operation untenable. The office, created after 9/11, aimed to counter Taliban and al Qaida narratives.
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Skilling tells Senate he did not lie to Congress
Enron former CEO Jeffrey Skilling testified five hours to the Senate asserting he knew nothing about accounting manipulation and denying misleading Congress while defending his actions as CEO. He defended stock sales totaling 66 million as skepticism rose from senators including Barbara Boxer over Lay and Watkins.
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Pharmacist pleads guilty in drug dilution case
Robert R. Courtney admitted diluting 158 chemotherapy doses for 34 patients in a Kansas City case that shocked families. He pleaded guilty to 20 federal counts of adulterating and mislabeling Taxol and Gemzar and faces up to 30 years, with restitution and fines likely.
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Crematory operator hit with 100 more charges in Georgia
Ray Brent Marsh faces 100 additional theft by deception counts tied to 50 corpses found at Tri-State Crematory. 339 bodies have been located. 70 identified. FEMA refuses federal aid for cleanup. state buries need and cost could exceed 10 million. House passes bill to make abandoning a body a felony. Marsh held on 100000 bond on prior charges.
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