Author: Dan Christensen
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Broward Inspector General: Hallandale leaders don’t know what they’re talking about
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
The Broward Inspector General’s final report on the “gross mismanagement” of millions in tax dollars by Hallandale Beach is sharply critical of city leaders it says have shown a “basic misunderstanding” of what’s gone wrong. -
Popular, but flawed novelty helmets account for hundreds of motorcyle deaths; regulators don’t act
By Rick Schmitt
FairWarning
The results were tragic, but not surprising, last May when Suzanne Randa and her fiance, Thomas Donohoe, crashed while riding Donohoe’s Harley Davidson on Highway 79 near the Southern California city of Loma Linda. Donohoe, who was wearing a helmet meeting federal safety standards, escaped injury and walked away from the accident. Randa, 49, who wore a so-called novelty helmet that was cheap and stylish but offered but no real protection, died at the scene -
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Hunger Strikes and Indefinite Detention: A Rundown on What’s Going on at Gitmo
By Coral Currier
ProPublica
It’s been 11 years since the first detainees were brought to Guantanamo Bay. But the future of the prison, and the fate of the men inside it, is far from certain. With 59 detainees at Gitmo currently on hunger strike, by the military’s count, here’s a primer on what’s going at the island prison. -
Did the 9/11 hijackers have accomplices? Once secret FBI records spark push to find out
By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
BrowardBulldog.org
New FBI records connecting Saudis who lived in Sarasota before 9/11 to “individuals associated with the terrorist attacks” have spurred a renewed push to find out whether the al Qaeda suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people had help. -
FBI records say Sarasota Saudis who fled home had “many connections” to individuals tied to 9/11
By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
BrowardBulldog.org
©2013 Broward Bulldog, Inc. A Saudi family who “fled” their Sarasota area home weeks before September 11th had “many connections” to “individuals associated with the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001,” according to newly released FBI records.
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