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Report: FBI Probing Controversial Arizona Sheriff For "Investigating" Political Foes
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 27 days ago
Report: FBI Probing Controversial Arizona Sheriff For "Investigating" Political Foes
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the hard-line anti-immigration Arizona sheriff, is being probed by the FBI for allegedly using his authority to retaliate against political adversaries, sources tell a local TV station . One of the key cases cited by Phoenix-based KPHO is one we told you about recently, in ...
Sources: FBI Investigating Joe Arpaio
kpho.com - 28 days ago
Sources: FBI Investigating Joe Arpaio
— kpho.com — The FBI is looking into accusations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is using his position to... settle political vendettas. "Targets" claim they spoke out against him, and deputies visited them shortly after. (more) Sources: FBI Investigating Joe Arpaio
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crooksandliars.com - 28 days ago
Crazy Sheriff Joe Arpaio facing FBI investigation for abusing his power by arresting his critics
— crooksandliars.com — DOWNLOADS: (0) PLAYS: (0) Phoenix's KPHO-Channel 5 broke the news yesterday: The FBI is looking into accusations... that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is using his position to settle political vendettas. Over the past year, 5 Investigates examined ... (more) Crazy Sheriff Joe Arpaio facing FBI investigation for ...
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Talking Points Memo — ... by County officials. But now come reports that the FBI is investigating Arpaio for multiple instances of using his authority as Sheriff to retaliate against political enemies. ...

Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces' crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians. (thanks to D.D. for the tip) * The abuse of power scandal surrounding Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is pretty serious ...

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