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Rep. Rigell again calls for A.G. Holder's resignation
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, signed on to a letter calling on U.S. Attorney Genral Eric Holder to resign or for President Barack Obama to fire him. The letter addressed to Obama and signed by 47 members of Congress asks for Holder's...Tags: FBI, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lawyers
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Adam May will have prime-time role at Al Jazeera America
The Baltimore SunFormer WJZ reporter/anchor Adam May will have a prime-time role on Al Jazeera America, the channel announced Monday. May, whose move to Al Jazeera was first reported here May 20, will be one of six correspondents on a national magazine show, "America...Tags: Periodicals, Journalism, Television, Media Industry, Current TV (tv network)
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ATF nominee runs into Senate opposition
WASHINGTON —The acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who took over the agency in its meltdown with the Fast and Furious gun-tracking scandal, ran into opposition Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, FBI, Republican Party, Ted Cruz, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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ATF nominee runs into GOP opposition in Senate confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON – B. Todd Jones, the acting director of the ATF who took over the agency in its meltdown with the Fast and Furious scandal, ran into immediate opposition Tuesday as he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration as...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Sports, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Eric Holder staying on to protect the president
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has no intention of stepping down from his post. This is the gentleman who dismissed the charges against the Black Panthers who intimidated Philadelphia voters. He failed to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. He delayed...Tags: U.S. Congress
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Atty. Gen. Holder defends record, hints he may step down
WASHINGTON — For years, embattled Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. has repeatedly vowed not to resign under pressure. But on Thursday he talked of "fatigue" and admitted he thought of a day when he would meet with the president at the White House to...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Dianne Feinstein, Fatigue, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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Stewing in his own juices
WASHINGTON — Eric Holder is in a mess of his own making. Two weeks ago, the attorney general testified to the House Judiciary Committee in categorical terms: "With regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material, that...Tags: Prosecution, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, John Conyers, Jr., The Washington Post
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George Giftos: Know nothing, see nothing, hear nothing administration
First there was "Operation Fast and Furious," when the Justice Department and other agencies who might have had a hand in it were responsible for the murders of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and U.S. Immigration agent Jaimie Zapata, because of a gun...Tags: Hillary Clinton, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Leon Panetta, Benghazi, Barack Obama
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Mail Call - June 6
“Wounded Warriors is a great organization, enabling wounded veterans ... in obtaining benefits. What is wrong with a country that puts those into battle and never takes care of them? Ask and don’t tell describes our military and veterans...Tags: Veterans Day, Hillary Clinton, Benghazi, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections
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Another example of inept leadership
Eric Holder has been embroiled in several controversies dating at least from 2001, when he managed the vetting of President Bill Clinton's 176 last-minute clemencies and pardons, including that of the notorious billionaire financier and tax evader Marc...Tags: U.S. Cabinet, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Janet Napolitano
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'Culture of incompetence' comes from top
I believe there has never been a time in the history of America when a sitting attorney general has demonstrated such blatant and illegal regard for the Constitution and the laws of the land as we have seen from Eric Holder. Entrusted with the job of...Tags: Whitehall, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Lawyers, Eric Holder
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Atty. Gen. Holder defends record, hints at possible successor
WASHINGON — Embattled Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. sharply defended his work as the Obama administration’s top federal law enforcement official but also conceded Thursday that he sees a day when he will meet with the president at the White...
Tags: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Lawyers
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