Posts Tagged ‘investigations’

Florida A&M University Student’s Death Turns Spotlight on Hazing

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

The death of a drum major in the Florida A&M marching band has turned a spotlight on a culture of hazing in the band and prompted four investigations into it.

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Florida A&M University Student’s Death Turns Spotlight on Hazing

GAO budget cuts panned in new report

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) desperately wants to spare the Government Accountability Office from deeper budget cuts this year — and he’s gone so far as to publish a 29-page report to help convince his colleagues. The nonpartisan congressional investigative office (which ranked third this week in the annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings) could face cuts of up to $42 million this fiscal year, a move that agency bosses say will result in furloughs, layoffs, delays in updating agency computers and supportive services that lawmakers fear could force cutbacks in the investigations and audits the office publishes almost daily. Read full article > >

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Pakistan Attacked U.S. Soldiers in 2007

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Both countries made their investigations classified.

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Pakistan Attacked U.S. Soldiers in 2007

Mubarak’s wife detained in Egypt

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Suzanne Mubarak, wife of the ousted Egyptian president, is detained for 15 days pending further investigations into corruption allegations.

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Mubarak’s wife detained in Egypt

Canada approves Facebook changes

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

The Canadian privacy commissioner is happy that Facebook changes made as a result of her investigations are satisfactory.

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25 die in Mexican state on single day

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

With 25 people killed in violent outbreaks, Thursday was one of Chihuahua state’s deadliest days of the year, the state Investigations Agency said on Friday.

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