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Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that disregarded public safety and...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, George W. Bush, Football
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'Fast and Furious' Probe Clears Holder, Faults ATF and Justice
CNNWASHINGTON -- More than a dozen Justice Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officials faced punishment Wednesday after a long-awaited report on the botched gun probe known as "Operation Fast and Furious." That probe and a...Tags: Drama (genre), U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. House of Representatives, Chuck Grassley
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Fast and Furious: The Second Amendment conspiracy theory
The brouhaha over Attorney General Eric Holder and the contempt of Congress charge brought by U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa is providing new evidence that the lunatics are running the Republican asylum. Mr. Issa, the California Republican who is chairman of the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Nancy Pelosi, George W. Bush, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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What would a "digital Citizens' Bill of Rights" look like for Internet users?
If you've paid attention to Internet news over the past year, you might know that the notion of a "free Internet" has been hotly debated and seen by many as under siege. Internet activists recently stopped SOPA and PIPA, two bills that would've given...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, PROTECT IP Act, Recording Industry Association of America
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Mica manuevers for role in next Congress
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — Now that he's won an 11th term in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, is on to other competitions — namely what he'll be doing in January. For the past six years, Mica has served as the top Republican on the powerful... -
Federal workers rack up nearly $8 million in travel costs
CNN Special Investigations Unit(CNN) -- The General Services Administration -- already under scrutiny for excessive spending -- spent $7.7 million over the past four years to transport hundreds of employees who work full-time from their homes to various government conferences and...Tags: Trips and Vacations, CNN (tv network), U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, News Agency, Travel
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Talk of D.C. commuter tax finds opposition in Maryland
Talk in Congress of letting the District of Columbia tax commuters is getting a cool reception in Maryland. Officials in Washington say such a measure could raise $1.2 billion in new revenue — enough to fund nearly an eighth of the district's $9.65...
Tags: Georgetown, Taxation, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Eleanor Holmes Norton, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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The 50 richest members of Congress
CNN MoneyThe Hill, a political newspaper, unveiled its annual list of the 50 richest lawmakers on Tuesday. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, held on to the top slot with a cool $290.5 million. "McCaul remains in the stratosphere of the very richest...Tags: John Hoeven, Mark R. Warner, John Kerry, Parties and Movements, Nancy Pelosi
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Postal Service May Default on $5.5 Billion Bill
CNNWASHINGTON -- Without help from Congress, the U.S. Postal Service is likely to default on a big bill due Wednesday to the federal government -- $5.5 billion to prepay health care benefits for retirees. Postal officials have said they're bracing for...Tags: Mail Order Industry, U.S. Senate, Politics, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Postal Service
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U.S. House votes Attorney General Holder in contempt
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt for refusing to turn over documents tied to the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting -- a discredited operation that has become a sharp point of...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Criminals, Corporate Crime, Parties and Movements, Nancy Pelosi
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Issa's pointless inquisition
Mary SanchezRep. Darrell Issa's joke of an investigation into Operation Fast and Furious needs a name. Operation Plodding and Pointless might do. The probe into the failed federal effort to track U.S.-purchased guns trafficked to Mexican drug cartels has reached...Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Criminals, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Justice, Impeachment
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'Fast and Furious' Investigation Turns Out to Be Bullshit
I really don’t want to spend all my time on this blog pointing out the vulgar stupidity and ineptitude of the Republican Party, but it’s like shooting lay-ups or kicking twenty-yard field goals. The latest iteration comes in the form of the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parties and Movements, Electronics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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