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SOPA blackout: Bills lose three co-sponsors amid protests
TechnologyThree co-sponsors of the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills in Congress have publicly withdrawn their support as Wikipedia and thousands of websites blacked out their pages Wednesday to protest the legislation.... -
SOPA and PIPA opponents warn the bills are not dead yet
TechnologyA day after a widespread Internet blackout, key opponents of SOPA and PIPA warned Thursday that the controversial online piracy bills are not dead yet and called for lawmakers to slow down and start over.... -
SOPA sent back to the drawing board in wake of Internet protests
TechnologyThe SOPA online piracy bill that helped spark this week's unprecedented Internet protests will be redrafted, its lead sponsor said Friday. The move came not long after the Senate postponed a key vote on the companion PIPA bill scheduled for next week.... -
New Jersey gay-marriage bill advances; Chris Christie vows veto
Nation NowNew Jersey Democratic lawmakers say they have enough votes to pass a gay marriage bill, but Republican Gov. Chris Christie vowed to veto the bill if it reached his desk.... -
Holder's 'Fast and Furious' testimony draws rebuke from victim's kin
The family of a slain border agent is blasting Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. for his repeated claims of ignorance about the tactics used in the botched "Fast and Furious" gun-trafficking sting.
"If this is true and he did not know, then he should have...Tags: Defense, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mexico, Eric Holder
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Emails show top Justice Department officials knew of ATF gun program
Senior Justice Department officials were aware that ATF agents allowed firearms to be "walked" into Mexico, according to a series of emails last year in which they discussed two undercover operations on the Southwest border, including the failed Fast...Tags: Defense, Firearms, Laws, Crimes, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Atty. Gen. Holder strikes back at GOP critics
Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. confronted a week of allegations that he had misled Congress about his knowledge of the failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking program, lashing out at his Republican critics and contending that he knew nothing about secret...Tags: Defense, Firearms, Laws, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Crime, Law and Justice
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ATF director to resign, agency sources say
The acting director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is expected to step down because of a controversial gun-running investigation that allowed weapons to be sold to suspected agents of Mexican drug cartels, according...Tags: Defense, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Laws, Barack Obama
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Documents subpoenaed from Atty. Gen. Holder in 'Fast and Furious' probe
A leading House Republican investigating the ATF operation dubbed Fast and Furious subpoenaed documents from Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday, escalating the confrontation over the botched gun-tracing program.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista),...Tags: Defense, Firearms, Laws, Murder, Crimes
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President Obama defends attorney general regarding ATF tactics
President Obama insists neither he nor Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. knew federal ATF agents were permitting illegal gun purchases on the Southwest border, even as Republican lawmakers released new documents showing the attorney general was given...Tags: Defense, Firearms, Laws, John Cornyn, Barack Obama
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Senate panel approves repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 15-year-old law that prohibits the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples.
The new legislation, written by Sen....Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Laws, Minority Groups, Career and Workplace
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