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Justice Department investigates News Corp ad arm: report

The Justice Department is looking into allegations that News Corp's advertising unit hacked into computers of a competitor, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing the competitor's lawyer.

 

Justice Department trying to shield officials in guns scandal, ATF chief says

Kenneth Melson, the ATF's acting director, claims Justice Department officials refuse to release a telling internal report on the Fast and Furious operation. The Justice Department is trying to protect its political appointees from the Fast and Furious scandal by concealing an internal "smoking gun" report and other documents that acknowledge the role top officials played in the program that allowed firearms to flow illegally into Mexico, according to the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Senh: The Fast and Furious operation? That, in and of itself, is enough for front page coverage.

 

Report: Obama overruled lawyers on Libya air war

The New York Times is reporting that President Barack Obama decided he could continue the air war in Libya without congressional approval despite views to the contrary from Justice Department and Pentagon lawyers.

 

O'Donnell: Accusations are 'thug' tactics

O'Donnell: Accusations are 'thug' tactics

The Justice Department is investigating whether former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell violated federal law by diverting campaign funds for personal use, law enforcement sources said Wednesday.

 

Nazis Were Given ‘Safe Haven’ in U.S., Report Says

Nazis Were Given ‘Safe Haven’ in U.S., Report Says

A secret history of the United States government’s Nazi-hunting operation concludes that American intelligence officials created a “safe haven” in the United States for Nazis and their collaborators after World War II, and it details decades of clashes, often hidden, with other nations over war criminals here and abroad.

 

Mich., U.S. sue Blue Cross, charge anticompetitive pricing

The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit Monday against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, accusing the giant health insurer of using ...

 

Feds oppose Calif. Prop 19 to legalize marijuana

Feds oppose Calif. Prop 19 to legalize marijuana

Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department will prosecute distribution and possession of marijuana in California even if the state's voters approve a ballot measure to legalize the drug.

 

U.S. scientist charged with peddling nuclear secrets

U.S. scientist charged with peddling nuclear secrets

A former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist and his wife were charged with trying to sell nuclear weapons secrets to a person they believed was a Venezuelan government official, the Justice Department said on Friday.

 

Stem Cell Ruling Will Be Appealed

Stem Cell Ruling Will Be Appealed

The Obama administration will appeal a court ruling that undercut its efforts to expand stem cell research, the Justice Department said.

 

'Ebonics' Translators Needed By Justice Department

'Ebonics' Translators Needed By Justice Department

The Smoking Gun (via Gawker) reports that the Justice Department is looking to hire translators fluent in 'ebonics' to help monitor, transcribe and translate conversations recorded in drug investigations.

Senh: Straight out of "Airplane."

 

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