OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection

May 10, 2007 --

Guilty Pleas From OxyContin Makers
The manufacturer of OxyContin and three current and former executives pled guilty today for illegally misbranding its top-selling painkiller, OxyContin, in an effort to mislead and defraud physicians and patients. (ABC News)

Al-Qaeda In North Africa Drums Up Followers
The purported chief of the Al-Qaeda branch in North Africa urged his followers to join the "war between infidels and believers", in a videotape broadcast Wednesday on Al-Jazeera news channel. (Middle East Times)

US Marine 'Shot Unarmed Iraqis'
A US Marine who led the unit accused of killing 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha shot five men as they stood with their hands in the air, another marine said. (BBC)

Group Says Syria Kills 4 Militants on Iraq Border
An Islamist group claiming links to al Qaeda said on Thursday that Syrian security forces have killed four of its members while they were trying to cross into neighbouring Iraq, and vowed revenge. (Reuters)

Is the U.S. Harboring a Terrorist?
Does a terrorist live in Miami -- not in hiding, but, in fact, quite celebrated by some and very well known by the Bush White House? Is the administration actually allowing a terrorist to live in the United States? (ABC News)

No Child Left Behind Scandal Widens
A scathing report issued today documents "substantial financial ties" between key advisors of Reading First, a controversial federal reading grant program, and publishers who benefited from the program. (ABC News)