She’s still having a hard time letting go. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website: Even though former U.S. Attorney MaryBethBuchanan’s official reign ended at midnight Monday, she has been spotted in her office both Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Sure, you might think she’s busy packing up her belongings, but apparently, that’s not the case. Her [...]...
Over at Hit & Run, I have a send-off post for now-former U.S. Attorney MaryBethBuchanan. Seems her one regret was not sending Tommy Chong to prison for longer than nine months.
When last we checked in on MaryBethBuchanan, President Bush's porn-hatin' , Tommy Chong-persecutin' , "Whizzinator" confiscatin' , jury-intimidatin' U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, she was clinging to her job with white knuckles, damn-near daring incoming President Barack Obama to fire her. Nearly a year later, Buchanan has finally served...
Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney MaryBethBuchanan is officially out of office. Her one regret : Accepting a plea deal from Tommy Chong. I take that to mean she's sorry she didn't force him to trial so she could have slammed him with more than 9 months for selling bongs on the internet. She made no secret that she wanted President Obama to keep her in office . Good for him for declining....
Paula Reed Ward | November 19, 2009 Even though former U.S. Attorney MaryBethBuchanan's official reign ended at midnight Monday , she has been spotted in her office both Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Sure, you might think she's busy packing up her belongings, but apparently, that's not the case. Her shelves are still full, even though empty boxes have been provided. Her car,...
Finally. Let’s hope this awful woman never again gets within spitting distance of public office. I’ll bet a kidney that she tries. By the way, Bernard Rottschaefer is still in prison.
Finally: MaryBethBuchanan, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, announced today that she plans to step down, effective Nov. 16. In January, the always classy MaryBeth made it quite clear that she had no intention of...
MaryBethBuchanan, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, is resigning effective November 16. Buchanan was appointed in September 2001 after 13 years as an assistant U.S. attorney. Buchanan says she focused on combating terrorism, drug and gun violence, corporate fraud, civil rights and sexual predators of children. She didn't say what she'll do...
... looking forward to the next chapter of my professional career." It had been rumored that Ms. Buchanan is pondering a run for Congress against Democratic Rep. Jason Altmire of McCandless next fall, but she has never confirmed that. (P-G, Paula Reed Ward ; see also Trib, Tony LaRussa ) What do we think: is Altmire even vaguely vulnerable to a challenge to begin with? And if so, is Buchanan...
Timothy McNulty | October 29, 2009 Here's Paula Ward's breaking news announcement about US Atty MaryBethBuchanan resigning next month. Might it be to run against Jason Altmire for Congress? Or to make way for the appointment of Democratic fundraiser David Hickton to her job?
... was the name of the video game? a. "Indiana Luke and the Tuition Tax of Doom" b. "MaryBethBuchanan -- Woman Crimefighter" c. "The Legend of Sophie" d. "Fallout 3" 5. A state-of-the-art casino opened on the North Shore. What new technology did a large majority of Pittsburghers want to try out most? a. Electronic slot machines b. Robotic...
... True Test" -- was launched (no, I am ), and the manufacturers of the were :U.S. Attorney MaryBethBuchanan's office filed criminal charges Tuesday against Gerald W. Wills and Robert Dennis Catalano, and their Signal Hill, Calif., company Puck Technology Inc.Prosecutors contend the men defrauded the government and conspired to sell drug paraphernalia by hawking products called...
MaryBethBuchanan, the Bush-appointed federal prosecutor who had a cameo in the U.S. attorney firings scandal and was charged with pursuing politically motivated prosecutions against Democrats, is stepping down as U.S. attorney.
From the P-G : MaryBethBuchanan, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, announced today that she plans to step down, effective Nov. 16. Ms. Buchanan has served in the post since September 2001, when she was appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A news release from her office did not state whether she had made plans for...
... aside the sensational aspects of his career, and hoping that his would-be nemesis U.S. Attorney MaryBethBuchanan didn't need smelling salts, we can say that the honor isn't as contrary as it might seem. This lab is not just another public building; it is a place where the work of forensic science proceeds, and in that field Dr. Wecht is a nationally renowned expert who modernized...
