Investigations subcommittee chairwoman wants full congressional probe of CIA statements

September 4th, 2009 White House tight-lipped about Obama adviserWASHINGTON — The White House is taking a mostly tight-lipped stance on an environmental adviser who made inflammatory statements in the past and is linked to efforts suggesting a governmental role in the 2001 terror attacks. Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly "green jobs," issued a statement of apology on Thursday.

July 10th, 2009 Lawmaker says CIA director ended secret programWASHINGTON — CIA Director Leon Panetta has terminated a "very serious" covert program the spy agency kept secret from Congress for eight years, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a House Intelligence subcommittee chairwoman, said Friday.

July 10th, 2009 Lawmaker: CIA director terminated secret programWASHINGTON — A congresswoman says CIA Director Leon Panetta has terminated the covert program the spy agency had been conducting for eight years without the knowledge of Congress. Illinois Democrat Jan Shakowsky, the chairwoman of the House Intelligence Committee's subcommittee on oversight, is pressing for an immediate committee investigation of the covert program.

July 10th, 2009 CIA Director terminated secret programWASHINGTON — CIA Director Leon Panetta has terminated a "very serious" covert program the spy agency kept secret from Congress for eight years, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a House Intelligence subcommittee chairwoman, said Friday.

June 2nd, 2009 Visclosky temporarily gives up subcommittee chairWASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Visclosky says he is temporarily giving up his chairmanship of a powerful House appropriations subcommittee, a sign that an investigation into a troubled lobbying firm is weakening his standing in Congress.

May 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government Tuesday ordered a magisterial probe into a devastating fire in the factory of footwear company Lakhani Industries in Faridabad town adjoining Delhi. Ten workers were burnt alive in the fire May 1.

May 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Investigations are underway into the mysterious death of aircraft technician Bharat Borge, who discovered the plot to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's chopper, and police have recorded the statements of several people, including at least two officials of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group (ADAG), an official said Friday. 'Now we shall corroborate these statements with the other statements available with the police and attempt to unravel the actual reasons leading to Borge's suicide or otherwise,' Mumbai Railway Police Commissioner A.K.

April 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A UN probe into the assassination is likely to cost Rs.200 million, a media report Thursday said. Quoting sources, Geo TV said initial estimates of the expenses involved has been placed at Rs.200 million.

April 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A UN team has arrived here to lay the ground for a probe by the world body into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The six-member team is headed by Mark Quarterman.

March 7th, 2009 PANAJI - In a setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe into British teenager Scarlett Keeling's death, a Goa children's court Friday refused to give the agency a letter of request required to record statements of witnesses abroad. The CBI had sought the letter rogatory from the court to enable it to record the statements of Keeling's mother Fiona Mackeown and Charles Carter, both of whom live in Britain.

February 15th, 2009 MULTAN - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India should take this country's questions seriously, otherwise it would be difficult to make further progress in investigations regarding the Mumbai terror attack, Online reported. Talking to mediapersons at Multan airport Sunday, Qureshi said India was changing its statements from time to time which was creating hurdles in the investigations.

February 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A decision on instituting a UN probe into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is likely to be taken during the visit of the world body's chief, Ban Ki-moon, who arrived here Wednesday. During the visit, Ban will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani before announcing his decision on the probe, which Pakistan requested after its own investigations and those by Scotland Yard failed to make headway.

February 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's request for a UN probe into the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto will be among the issues to be discussed when the world body's chief Ban Ki-moon arrives here Wednesday, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. 'Very soon we are evolving a strategy for that,' Gilani replied when asked about the status of Pakistan's request.

January 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Sunday reiterated that it was yet to officially hear from Pakistan on its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks that New Delhi has blamed on elements operating from the neighbouring country. 'Pakistan has not given India any information as a reply to the dossier through diplomatic channels,' External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told a TV news channel.

December 26th, 2008 CHANDIGARH - An inquiry was initiated against Chandigarh's Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Madhur Verma and his three gunmen here Saturday for allegedly beating a businessman, police said. 'An inquiry has been marked to me against the police officials by Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Mahabir Singh.