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• November 11, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  president

  FBI Ties to CAIR Remain Strained in Obama Administration

  "Normal relations" remain out of reach for the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the FBI, officials on both sides say, despite early optimism by the nation's largest Islamic advocacy group that a new administration in the White House would change their strained relationship.

• June 09, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  politics

  Palau Agrees to Take Uighur Gitmo Detainees

  The South Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to "temporarily resettle" the 17 Uighurs, or Chinese Muslims, currently being held at Guantanamo Bay.

• April 28, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  first100days

  U.S. Officials Offer New Name for Swine Flu

  At a briefing with reporters Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pleaded with the media and others to start identifying the illness as "H1N1 flu."

• April 07, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  politics

  Ted Stevens' Judge Angry at Justice Department for Guantanamo Case

  The judge is still deciding whether to find government lawyers in contempt of court, where they can each face a fine or imprisonment.

• March 31, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  first100days

  Group Accuses Obama of 'Enslaving' Embryos, Compares Policy to Holocaust

  The National Association for the Advancement of Preborn Children is urging a federal judge to halt Obama's plans to infuse embryonic stem cell research with federal funds. 

• March 25, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  courts

  Holder Frames Future at Justice With Portraits From the Past

  Attorney General Eric Holder is leaning on the legacy of some of his predecessors to inform his efforts to repair a Justice Department accused of sidestepping the law, politicizing law enforcement efforts, and "antagonizing" much of the world.

• March 13, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  courts

  Obama Justice Department Rejects Bush Logic on Detainees

  The new Justice Department claimed in a court filing Friday that only individuals who provided "substantial" support to al Qaeda or the Taliban can be detained.

• February 27, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  first100days

  Chicago Man Arrested for Allegedly Targeting Obama With HIV-Infected Blood

  It's only the second time ever that HIV-infected blood has been sent with malicious intent through the U.S. mail system, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said.

• February 23, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  politics

  DHS: Chances of Home-Grown Attack 'Very Low'

  Hours after the FBI expressed concern over home-grown terror attacks, the Department of Homeland Security said such an attack was unlikely.

• February 18, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  first100days

  Justice Department: We Fail to Enforce Deportation Orders

  An internal Justice Department study found that despite spending $20 million or more last year to litigate deportation orders, only one-fifth of illegals who reached the circuit courts and were ordered out have been shown the door. 

• February 09, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Mike Levine

  first100days

  Napolitano: As Recession Deepens, Illegal Immigration From Mexico Declines

  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the department has seen a "significant decrease" in the number of illegal immigrants crossing over from Mexico because there are fewer available jobs in the United States. 

first100days