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Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...
Tags: Civil Rights, Emergency Incidents, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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Justice Department secretly obtained AP telephone records
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained records of telephone calls from more than 20 telephone lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists over a two-month period in an apparent investigation of a leak of sensitive...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Politics, News Media, Media Industry
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FBI to probe U.S. tax agency's actions on conservative groups
Reuters* Embattled acting IRS chief Miller goes to Capitol Hill * Growing calls in Congress for Miller's resignation * House tax panel set to hold hearing on Friday By David Ingram and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric...Tags: Max Baucus, Taxation, Mitch McConnell, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC
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Holder recuses himself from Associated Press investigation
WASHINGTON — Attorney Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. recused himself from the leak investigation in which federal prosecutors seized records from 20 telephone lines used by reporters and editors at the Associated Press, and the matter is instead being...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Lawyers, Justice System
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GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...
Tags: David Vitter, Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Hackers pose a serious threat to U.S. small business
When I bought Marlin Steel in 1998, the extent of its technology was an old fax machine. Today, our factory is full of industrial robots that are fed computer-aided designs and churn out steel containers for industry 60 times faster than before. We're...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Politics, White House, Computer Networking and Internet, Republican Party
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Immigration deformed
There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked: If she had to do it all over again, would she have five children? "Yes," she said, "just not these five." That's the way I feel about the immigration "reform" bill introduced by the Senate's...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Social Security
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Los Angeles launches probe of alleged 'patient dumping' by Nevada
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 (Reuters) - Nevada health officials have acknowledged that a state-run hospital improperly bused 10 newly discharged psychiatric patients out of the state with deficient plans for their care, while Los Angeles...Tags: Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
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U.S. congressman questions legal handling of Boston suspect
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers has expressed concern to Attorney General Eric Holder that the legal handling of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect may have "prematurely cut...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Key Republican rips federal purchase of Illinois prison
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government’s purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he “really...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Dick Durbin, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Virginia congressman rips federal government for buying Illinois prison
— A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government's purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he "really created a mess with your...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Dick Durbin, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Justice System
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Dems, GOP press Obama administration on drone use
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday challenged the Obama administration to spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings amid growing concerns about unchecked powers of the presidency and Americans'...
Tags: Yemen, Dick Durbin, Washington, DC, Al-Qaeda, Politics
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