News briefs:April 23, 2010
News briefs:April 23, 2010

 Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything.  Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To […]

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Fred Thompson accused of being a “mole” for Nixon White House
Fred Thompson accused of being a “mole” for Nixon White House

Thursday, July 5, 2007 On Wednesday The Boston Globe reported that, during the Watergate scandal, presidential hopeful Fred Thompson telephoned President Nixon’s lawyer informing the administration that the Senate Watergate Committee “knew about the taping system and would be making the information public.” The Watergate tapes eventually led to Nixon’s resignation, which staved off impeachment. […]

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