In Oakland, Progress in Bailey Murder Prosecution
Irregularities in the Oakland police investigation into the murder of one of the Bay area’s most respected community journalist, Chauncy Bailey, have been called out by Bay-area colleagues.
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Tunisia Caucus Co-Chair Calls Despot Moderate and Wise
/in TheHill.com Blog/by Frank SmythRep. Betty McCollum told constituents she was visiting a cemetery of U.S. war dead in Tunisia. But state-run Tunisia media reported she met with the foreign minister of the dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
The Local Newsman – A CPJ Special Report By Frank Smyth
/in The Comittee to Protect Journalists/by Frank SmythThe newsman was hard to forget. He carried a handheld camera to record interviews. While on the cell phone, he scribbled notes on yellow Post-its, sticking them one by one up his arm.
Bush’s Brush with Latin America’s Drug Lords
/in The Nation/by Frank SmythPresident George W. Bush’s trip to Latin America also comes in the wake of evidence that organized crime has infiltrated the top law enforcement agencies of two nations on his travel itinerary.
“Is Weller’s Beach an Ethics Breach?”
/in Chicago Reader/by Frank SmythRep. Jerry Weller in Illinois owns several pieces of property in Nicaragua, some of which he’s disclosed to Congress as required by its rules—and some of which he apparently hasn’t.
El congresista y la hija del dictador
/in Raices/by Frank SmythJerry Weller buscaba reelección en el congreso, cuando anunció que estaba comprometido con Zury Ríos Sosa, una diputada del congreso guatemalteco e hija del conocido dictador, (general) Efraín Ríos Montt.
The Congressman and the Dictator’s Daughter
/in Chicago Reader/by Frank SmythREP. JERRY WELLER WAS running for reelection when he announced that he was engaged to Zury Rios Sosa, an outspoken Guatemalan legislator and daughter of former dictator General Efrain Rios Montt.