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Gov. Hickenlooper and AG Suthers talk with Fed about marijuana legalization
November 10, 2012 12:33 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado officials have talked to the U.S. attorney general about the state's recent marijuana vote, but no decision was announced about how the federal government would respond. A spokesman for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says the governor and state Attorney General John Suthers spoke to Attorney General... more » -
AG vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case
April 11, 2012 11:11 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the Trayvon Martin case if it finds evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime has been committed. The attorney general made the comment in an appearance Wednesday before a civil rights organization founded... more » -
Senators ask feds to probe requests for Facebook passwords
March 25, 2012 11:27 AM
SEATTLE (AP) - Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law. Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Sunday that they are calling on the Department of Justice... more » -
Romney says Attorney General Holder should quit
December 3, 2011 3:53 PM
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama's attorney general to resign because of the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border. Romney tells reporters after a rally in New Hampshire that Eric Holder... more » -
Name-dropper's dream in Aspen this week
July 6, 2010 9:37 AM
Bill Gates, Alan Greenspan, former President Bill Clinton and Arianna Huffington. That's a good start. GOP Chairman Michael Steele, Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Check. They're all on the guest list for the annual Ideas Festival in Aspen this week. If you... more » -
Bright minds meet in Aspen
July 5, 2010 2:02 PM
The brightest minds in politics, technology, academia and economics are among those in Aspen this week for the annual Ideas Festival. Both political parties have representatives scheduled to speak at this year's event, which began Monday and run through Sunday. GOP Chairman Michael Steele is on the list, and... more » -
Holder: Failure 'not an option' in terror trial
November 18, 2009 12:40 PM
When it comes to prosecuting 9/11 suspects in federal court in New York, Attorney General Eric Holder says, "Failure is not an option." He was asked at a Senate hearing today what might happen if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the others are acquitted. Holder said, "These are cases that have... more »
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