Any by federales, I mean the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
And by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I mean the G-men.
And by the G-men, I mean the guys knocking-in your door right now (Wired Blog):
DarkMarket.ws, an online watering hole for thousands of identify thieves, hackers and credit card swindlers, has been secretly run by an FBI […]

Richmond Times-Dispatch:
The Washington Redskins will bring in unsigned punters Tuesday to audition for the job currently held by rookie Durant Brooks.
Brooks drew the ire of fans with a short punt from the end zone in the third quarter of Sunday’s 19-17 loss to the St. Louis Rams. After the Rams failed to move the ball, […]

From The Fish Wrap:
The following people were indicted recently by a Caroline County grand jury:
[…]
Melissa Nicole Bentley, 23, Woodford, assault and battery against a family member

According to online court records, an indictment was sought against Melissa Nicole Bentley on October 1, but a true bill was not returned. I.e., she wasn’t indicted.
Michael Thomas Brockmyer, 41, […]

MARK WARNER FINALLY ADMITS TO DEMEANING REMARKS ATTACKING
PEOPLE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, PRO-LIFERS, HOME SCHOOLERS AND THE NRA
Gilmore Campaign Demands Warner Apologize for the Remarks and for Lying About Them
Alexandria – The Jim Gilmore for Senate Campaign released a statement today after Mark Warner admitted this weekend that he made disparaging remarks about people of Christian […]

Well, they already were refusing to use the word “gangs” and opting to use the word “crews” instead. But this takes the cake (WTOP):
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says officers are seeing an uptick in assaults and robberies by roving groups of teens and young adults.
She says there have been between seven and 11 “pack […]

Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Lancaster Arizona authorities have arrested a man sought in Lancaster County on charges that he gave steroids to a high school wrestler and then molested him. U.S. Marshals Service spokesman Matt Hershey said a child-predator task force arrested Ben Hunter, 41, on Friday. Hershey says Hunter was wanted on charges ranging from child abuse […]

That’s $4,090.13 of debt per citizen.
On June 30, 2008, the county was $92,630,740 in debt. $58,366,658 of that debt was principal while $34,264,082 was interest.
50.579% ($46,851,746) of the debt was general government related while 49.420% ($45,778,993) of the debt was school related.
The county is in the process of refinancing some school related debt via the […]

From Times Online out of the United Kingdom:
With his electoral prospects fading by the day, Senator John McCain has fallen out with his vice-presidential running mate about the direction of his White House campaign…
Mark Salter, McCain’s long-serving chief of staff, is understood to have told campaign insiders that he would prefer his boss, a former […]

But instead of calling it nationalization, it’s being called “ownership”.

$700,000,000,000 here, $300,000,000,000 there, soon we’re talking about real money.
AP via Yahoo! News:

The National Debt Clock is shown near Times Square in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The clock has run out of digits to record the growing figure. As a temporary fix, the dollar sign has been switched to a figure–the “1″ in […]