The new administration faces some tough decisions whether to go after people in the Bush administration who may have violated the law while essentially carrying out policy. Just how much more this issue will impact the confirmation of Atty. Gen. designate Eric H. Holder Jr. is unclear. By Carrie Johnson and Julie Tate Washington Post…
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Lanny Breuer, who represented N.Y. Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens in a Congressional probe last year, has been named the chief of the Justice Department’s criminal division by President Obama, FederalTimes.com reported. Breuer, a partner at Covington & Burling in Washington is from the same firm as Atty. Gen. nominee…
The menacing drug trade in Mexico not only spells trouble for that nation, but the U.S. as well. Here’s the latest in what seems to be a never ending battle. By Mark Stevenson Associated Press MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon ‘s war on drug trafficking has led to his own doorstep, with the arrest…
