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June 23, 2014 | | El Norte On the U.S.-Mexico border, the trade in human lives is more brutal than ever. Caitlin Dickson reports that violent drug gangs have taken over the smuggling business, and agents suspect they may have a hand in the unprecedented number of underage migrants stagnating in Arizona's detention centers. UN-HILLARY Apparently, the potential 2016 presidential contenders are racing to claim they are the poorest of the bunch. Speaking at a White House summit on financial difficulties facing working families, Vice President Joe Biden said he is the man in the "mildly expensive suit," adding "I have no savings accounts" and "I don't own a single stock or bond." His comments come a day after Hillary Clinton said she is not like the "truly well off" and seem like a clear jab at her fairly ridiculous claim. Biden does actually have a savings account, though it has less than $15,000 in it, and he was the poorest senator when he joined the Obama ticket in 2008. FINALLY The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday published a redacted version of the 2010 Justice Department memo authorizing the drone attack on American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. Awlaki was killed by the U.S. in Yemen without due process. The memo was prepared by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel and then-acting chief David Barron. The memo cites the Supreme Court case Mathews v. Eldridge, saying it permits the government to weigh "the private interest that will be affected by the official action" against the "burdens the Government would face in providing greater process." The memo also argued that since Awlaki was an "operational leader" of an "enemy force," the U.S. was permitted to kill him, "as part of the United States' ongoing non-international armed conflict with al Qaeda." Silenced Tension was high Monday in the packed courtroom where three Al Jazeera journalists were sentenced for their reporting on post-coup Egypt. The seven-year sentences given former BBC reporter Peter Greste and his colleagues are a clear message that the Al-Sisi government claims a monopoly on truth. Jesse Rosenfeld writes that the press is on notice that his government and his courts will allow only the news that fits their views. DISAPPOINTING A report released Monday found "inexplicable delays" in the prosecution of infamous Penn State child molester Jerry Sandusky. The report said prosecutors were remiss in performing basic steps, such as investigating Sandusky's home. As a result, it took a full year, from March 2009 until March 2010, for the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office to even recommend charging him. Attorney General Kathleen Kane noted that Sandusky continued to abuse boys during the delayed investigation. However, the report also noted there was no evidence of politically related interference on the part of the then-attorney general Tom Corbett, who is now the governor of Pennsylvania. | | 
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