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President-elect Obama’s pick of Eric Holder as the new Attorney General is getting a thumbs up from many career Justice employees. And the likelihood of him being confirmed is high. But during confirmation hearings he’s likely to face some tough questions about the controversial pardon of billionaire Marc Rich while he served as deputy Attorney…

Air Marshals might find the skies a little friendlier if they could get their overtime. By Michael Grabel ProPublica Federal air marshals have been unlawfully denied overtime, and as a result the U.S. government could be liable for millions of dollars in back pay, according to a court opinion (PDF) unsealed this week in Washington,…

The more we know, the more we realize Michael Vick will never get the Humanitarian Award. By HANK KURZ Jr. The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and thought it was funny watching the trained killers injure or kill the helpless dogs, a witness told federal…

Did feds go too far in coaching witness in the Sen. Stevens case? Does Stevens have a shot of overturning conviction on appeal or getting a pardon from Pres. Bush? Inquiring minds want to know. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A witness in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens…

By Douglas Farah Terroristblog.org The good news yesterday was the conviction on all counts of Monzar al Kassar,the international weapons trafficker and friend of numerous terrorist organizations. Al Kassar and his accomplice, Luis Moreno Godoy were convicted in New York of conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals; conspiracy to murder U.S. officers and employees; conspiracy to…

WASHINGTON — After collapsing during a speech on Thursday night at a hotel in Upper Northwest Washington, Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey was hospitalized overnight. Today he issued a statement to Department of Justice employees saying he was fine. Here’s what he had to say: Dear Colleagues, As you may have heard, I collapsed briefly last…