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Editorial: Indict Eric Holder (3)

Scandal: A major-league pitcher was indicted for lying to Congress about steroid use. Administration memos show Eric Holder lied about what he knew about Fast and Furious and when he knew it. What’s the difference? Somewhere, Scooter Libby must be scratching … Continue reading

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Holder Denies Prior Knowledge of ‘Fast and Furious’

The head of the U.S. Justice Department launched his strongest personal defense yet in the growing furor over Operation Fast and Furious, the controversial sting targeting Mexican drug cartels and American gunrunners. On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said for … Continue reading

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Holder bragged about Operation Gunrunner in 2009

On May 3, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa’s committee that he only learned about the government’s sale of weapons to Mexican drug cartels “in the last few weeks.” But Big … Continue reading

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Editorial: Operation Fast and Furious should end Holder tenure (1)

Watergate cliches though they are, two questions beg to be asked about the exploding Fast and Furious scandal at the U.S. Department of Justice: What did Attorney General Eric Holder know and when did he know it concerning the underlying … Continue reading

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Editorial: After terror trial fiasco, Holder should go (1)

In justifying his decision last year to try Ahmed Ghailani in a civilian court rather than by a military commission, Attorney General Eric Holder reassured Americans that he and President Obama knew that “failure is not an option. These are … Continue reading

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Eric Holder's Horrible Hearing

Geraldine Davie has already seen one 9/11 co-conspirator tried in the United States, and that was enough for her. “I went to the Moussaoui trial every day,” says Davie, of the years-long prosecution of the “20th hijacker” Zacarias Moussaoui in … Continue reading

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Source: Holder Considering Torture Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration’s interrogation practices, a controversial move that would run counter to President Barack Obama’s wishes to leave the issue in the … Continue reading

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