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15 Linked to Major Ecstasy Ring Indicted

(LOS ANGELES) � Culminating a joint Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) investigation that led to the seizure of well over 1.1 million MDMA tablets this year, a federal grand jury has indicted 15 men linked to a San Gabriel Valley-based drug trafficking organization that was allegedly responsible for distributing hundreds of thousands of MDMA pills ev....

14 Indicted for Supporting al Shabaab

Two Americans are under arrest and 12 other individuals, including five U.S. citizens, have been charged with acts of terrorism that include providing money, personnel, and other material support to the Somali-based terrorist organization al Shabaab. Twelve of the 14 under indictment are fugitives believed to be in Somalia. On Feb. 29, 2008, the U.S. Department of State designated al Shabaab....

110 Individuals Indicted for Drug Trafficking in the Municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 14, 2010, a federal grand jury indicted 110 individuals as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau (ATF) and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) - Bayamon Strike Force, announced today U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez. The defendants are char....

64% in Arizona Say Children of Illegal Immigrants Should Not Automatically Become U.S. Citizens

Arizona legislators are already being criticized for another tough measure they are considering to combat illegal immigration � denying birth certificates to children born to illegal immigrants in the state. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Arizona finds that 64% agree that children born to illegal immigrants should not automatically become citizens of the United S....

2 N.J. Men Arrested on Terrorism Charges

Two New Jersey men were arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport as they were allegedly trying to board separate flights to Egypt on their way to join the terrorist group Al Shabaab and wage "violent jihad" against people outside the U.S., prosecutors said Sunday.

Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20 years old, of North Bergen, N.J. and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, from Dominican Republic, ....

37 criminals arrested in San Diego

SAN DIEGO - More than 30 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators are facing deportation on Friday following a three-day enforcement operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations Teams (FOTs) in San Diego and the Imperial Valley were captured in central San Diego, North County, the South Bay, East County and the Imperial Vall....

60% Say Their Kids� Textbooks Place Political Correctness Above Accuracy

ty percent (60%) of Americans with children in elementary or secondary school say most school textbooks are more concerned with presenting information in a politically correct manner than in accuracy.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 28% of adults with children in the schools disagree and think most textbooks are more concerned with accurately providing information....

46% Oppose Inviting Haitian Refugees to U.

Authorities are preparing for a potential surge of Haitian refugees to the United States following their country�s horrific earthquake. Though the surge has yet to materialize, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 31% of Americans believe Haitian refugees should be invited to live here. Forty-six percent (46%) say the refugees should not be invited to live in th....

58% View Hillary Clinton Favorably

The U.S. reaction to the earthquake in Haiti again finds Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the shadow of President Obama when it comes to American foreign policy, but voters have a more favorable opinion of Clinton than they�ve had in months.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 58% of likely U.S. voters now have at least a somewhat favorable view of Clinton. F....

51% Still Blame Bush for Nation�s Economic Woes

As the nation�s unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, 51% of voters nationwide continue to believe that the economic woes can still be blamed on Administration of George W. Bush. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 41% hold the opposite view and believe the policies of Barack Obama are to blame.

Those figures are unchanged from a month ago. While 85% of Demo....

12 New York Airport Employees Charged in Immigration Stin

NEWBURGH, N.Y. � Most of a dozen airport warehouse employees charged with using forged immigration documents to get jobs were given security badges after required federal background checks, but fell under suspicion in the process of renewing their clearances, authorities said Thursday.

State police said 12 employees of Empire Warehouse Solutions at Stewart International Airport were ar....

68% Favor Offshore Oil Drilling

Voter support for offshore oil drilling remains as strong as it was during last year�s presidential election, but many also continue to believe individual states should be able to stop it off their own coastlines.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of U.S. voters believe offshore oil drilling should be allowed. Just 20% oppose drilling for oil off the coast o....

6 alleged kidnapping conspirators of 13-year-old girl now in federal custody

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Tuesday the arrest of two additional people on conspiracy and kidnapping charges for a total of six arrests.

Ernesto Sanchez-Benjamin, 30, and Jean E. Colon Aleman, 20, were arrested by ICE agents on Monday for their alleged participation in the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl near Parcelas Hills Brother ....

2010 Connecticut Senate: Dodd Struggles Against All Republican Challengers

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Connecticut now finds Christopher Dodd attracts 35% against the Republican Rob Simmons, 48%.

The newest Republican in the race, Linda McMahon, the ex-CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, earns 44% of the vote to Dodd�s 38%. Eight percent (8%) opt for another candidate, with nine percent (9%) not sure.

Long-shot candidate Peter Shiff, the wid....

49 Arrested In CT and NY Drug Ring

Total of 49 charged in state and federal court with distributing cocaine, crack cocaine

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; Glenn N. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge of ATF�s Boston Field Division, and Brent B. Larrabee, Chief of the St....