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Eric Holder Hospitalized as Precaution for Faintness

Eric Holder Hospitalized as Precaution for Faintness

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder has been taken to the hospital as a precaution after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work. A statement from the department says Holder is “resting comfortably and

VP Biden Claims 'Hatred' Is Force Behind Voter Id Laws

VP Biden Claims 'Hatred' Is Force Behind Voter Id Laws

On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden blamed “hatred” as the motivating force behind voter identification laws in states such as North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas. Biden wants new laws to block “former slave holding states in the south” from discrimination

The Hill: Shilling for a Resurgent Holder

The Hill: Shilling for a Resurgent Holder

The Hill argues that Attorney General Eric Holder is resurgent after a series of scandals seemed to portend his fall. The paper writes that Holder’s new aggressive actions in calling for states to give felons the right to vote and

Obama: Congress's Job to Change Pot Laws

Obama: Congress's Job to Change Pot Laws

On Friday, President Barack Obama, who has admitted that during college he used marijuana and sometimes “a little blow,” told CNN that it is Congress’s job to remove marijuana from the government’s list of serious narcotics.  Although the president did

Death Penalty Decision Imminent in Boston Bombing

Death Penalty Decision Imminent in Boston Bombing

WASHINGTON (AP) — As attorney general, Eric Holder has approved pursuing the death penalty in at least 34 criminal cases, upholding a long-ago pledge to Congress that he would vigorously enforce federal law even though he’s not a proponent of