Very early on, it seemed as if the confirmation of Eric Holder, an affable Washington figure, would be a breeze. Doesn’t seem that way any more. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Eric H. Holder Jr. is facing increasing resistance to his bid to become the next attorney general, emerging from President-elect…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Former FBI director Louis J. Freeh has written a glowing letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsing nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. for Attorney General, saying he “displayed total integrity” as a high-ranking Justice Department official when President Clinton and other senior members were subjects of a grand jury…
It seems the public has a right to know. But does that include grand jury material after trial? The prosecutors say yes. MATTHEW BARAKAT AP News Kyle “Dusty” Foggo is the highest ranking officer in the history of the CIA to be convicted of a federal crime, admitting he abused his influence to steer contracts…
Unfortunately, this is just the beginning of what’s expected to be an endless problem. By Kevin Poulsen Wired A Southern California man was charged Thursday with threatening a presidential candidate, for posting a racist note to a Yahoo message board in October expressing displeasure over Barack Obama’s candidacy, and predicting “he will have a 50…
The Blago circus continued today, and frankly, it was not a good day for him. CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted almost unanimously to impeach embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A monitor shows Speaker Michael Madigan as the Illinois House debates the governor’s impeachment Friday. The vote was 114-1, with…
Not a good way to start the New Year. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper The first criminal case of 2009 out of the Greenbelt office of the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office accuses Alfred B. Schultz, a scientist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with looking at child pornography on a NASA computer…
Eric Holder may be one of the more low-key nominees in the Obama administration, but his confirmation hearing promises to be anything but low key. By Josh Meyer and Tom Hamburger Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Attorney general nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to…
More dirt on the financial dealings in this country can’t make us feel very good. By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH New York Times The federal investigation that prompted Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico to withdraw his nomination as commerce secretary offers a rare glimpse into a long-simmering investigation of possible bid-rigging, tax evasion and other…
