UPI Almanac for Tuesday, July 21, 2009.

MIAMI, June 17 (UPI) -- Ex-NBA star Alonzo Mourning and his wife beat out former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in a dispute over naming of a new North Miami high school.

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) -- Newly appointed border czar Alan Bersin said Wednesday his position is a "magical opportunity" to bolster security on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle admits he is "embarrassed," as well he might be. Daschle has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing. But he admits to not having paid $128,000 in back taxes until the very last minute before being proposed as President Barack Obama's secretary of health and human services.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama has picked a critic of the Bush warrantless wiretapping program as U.S. assistant attorney general for national security.

UPI Almanac for Monday, Jan. 12, 2009.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Restoring public confidence is key for President-elect Barack Obama when considering positions in the U.S. Justice Department, observers say.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008.