FBI Denies Records Request on Clinton Emails
Washington Times
There isn't a sufficient public interest to justify releasing the FBI's files on Hillary Clinton's email practices, the bureau said this week in rejecting an open-records request by a lawyer seeking to have the former secretary of state punished for perjury. "You have not sufficiently demonstrated that the public's interest in disclosure outweighs personal privacy interests of the subject," an FBI records official wrote. Proof of Iran Misbehavior in Syria Didn't Stop Nuke Deal
Washington Free Beacon
The Obama administration likely hid information about Iran illicitly ferrying militants into Syria on commercial aircraft in order to promote the landmark nuclear accord and foster multi-billion-dollar business deals with Tehran's state-controlled airline sector, according to lawmakers and other sources familiar with the matter. Congressmen Score Personal Loans From Supporters
Center for Public Integrity
At least 19 members of the House and Senate -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- have accepted loans totalling millions from organizations or individuals instead of a bank or traditional financial institution, disclosure forms show. Often these organizations and people rank among the lawmakers' key political supporters. In two of the cases, the loans were made to members' spouses. Gerrymandering: Democracy vs. Math
New York Times
Sophisticated computer modeling has taken gerrymandering to new extremes. Critics are looking to mathematical models to prove their case in court, but Republicans dismiss such redistricting appeals as ploys to get around the fact that Democratic voters cluster in cities. To resolve disputes, courts might just have to learn how to run the numbers themselves.
Hanging: Mystery of the Boy in the Barn
Mercury News
Twenty-five years after the fact, a medical examiner and sheriff are investigating anew the death of a 10-year-old boy found hanging in the slaughter room of a barn. At the time, investigators thought the boy was upset by his parents' intense custody battle, but now the boy's father, a sheriff's deputy who had a history of abuse, is facing increasing scrutiny.
The South Carolina Mayor Who Helps His Friends
Post and Courier
Over more than two decades in office, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey has given his friends high-paying government jobs and helped affluent developers, a Post and Courier investigation finds. He dodges campaign finance limits through the "LLC loophole." He might not get away with this under the ethics laws in other states, but South Carolina is a whole 'nother story. The Ridiculously Easy Crime Spree of the Hotel Keycard Hacker
Wired
Aaron Cashatt went on a yearlong crime spree across the U.S. exploiting a flaw in a common model of hotel keycard locks. He broke into hotel rooms to steal TVs and guests' belongings using an extremely easy hack, requiring only $50 worth of supplies. But eventually police agencies joined forces in Operation Hotel Ca$h, and Cashatt's now serving nine years -- behind locks presumably more invincible. | 
