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CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER

 KSM Trial 
 Will Be a 
 Perverse Farce 

It will be like rereleasing '9/11—the Director's Cut'

18 hours, 8 minutes ago
(Newser) - Everybody knows that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is never going to walk free, and that makes the logic behind Eric Holder's decision to give him a civilian trial in New York all the more puzzling, writes Charles Krauthammer. With the 9/11 not just the most destructive terrorist attack, "but the... More »

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • civilian law • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • Charles Krauthammer • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial

men of the year

 Eastwood Is 
 Top 'Badass' 

Kobe Bryant, Chris Pine, Barack Obama make 2009's elite list

Nov 19, 09 7:33 PM CST
(Newser) - GQ has broken this year's Man of the Year honors into several categories. That's why Clint Eastwood is Badass of the Year, Barack Obama is Leader of the Year, and Tom Brady the Comeback of the Year. Click the source link for the full list, and see the photo... More »

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Barack Obama • Kobe Bryant • Alec Baldwin • Clint Eastwood • Tom Brady • Eric Holder • Chris Pine • JJ Abrams • Leighton Meester

 Holder on 9/11 Trial: 
 'We Need Not Cower' 

AG defends decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York

Nov 18, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Republicans grilled Eric Holder on Capitol Hill today, criticizing his decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court. But Holder offered a forceful rebuttal, saying, “We need not cower in the face of this enemy. Our institutions are strong and our people are ready.” He added that... More »

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Senate Judiciary Committee • Jeff Sessions • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • civilian law • Eric Holder • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat 

White House 'will expect more,' focused on defeating 'those who attacked us'

Nov 15, 09 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - It's time for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to put up or shut up, Hillary Clinton said today, underscoring the White House's heightened expectations of Kabul. "We are expecting there to be a major crimes tribunal, an anti-corruption commission," she told This Week, adding that the original Afghan... More »

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Afghanistan • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Harry Reid • Hamid Karzai • Mitch McConnell • David Plouffe • George Stephanopoulos • David Axelrod • Sarah Palin • terror trial • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • President Obama • Sunday morning talk shows • Going Rogue

 9/11 Plotters Will 
 Face Death: Holder 

New York trial represents proper US tradition, AG says

Nov 13, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his four co-defendants will face the death penalty, Eric Holder confirmed today, and the AG leapt to defend the decision to try them in a civilian court in New York. They will “answer for their alleged crimes in a courthouse just blocks... More »

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terrorism • military tribunal • federal courts • Ground Zero • World Trade Center • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • terrorist • al-Qaeda • criminal trial • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • Obama administration • KSM

Republicans Decry Decision to Try 9/11 Planner in NYC

GOP slams AG's 'dangerous mentality'

Nov 13, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican leaders are sharply criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court. John Boehner called the plan to try the confessed planner of the 9/11 attacks in New York "irresponsible” and accused AG Eric Holder of "reverting to a dangerous pre-9/11 mentality.... More »

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terrorism • New York City • prison • New York • GOP • Ground Zero • Daniel Pearl • September 11 • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • John Boehner • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • Frank Wolf • Obama administration • Supermax • Republicans • Buck McKeon

300 Arrested
in Drug Raids Across US

Feds crack down on violent Mexican cartel specializing in meth

Oct 22, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(AP) - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the US, federal officials today announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel. La Familia has earned a reputation for dominating the methamphetamine trade and for using... More »

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Mexico • drug trafficking • methamphetamine • drug cartel • Eric Holder • narcotics • Mexican drug cartel • La Familia

Kathleen parker

 Legalizing Pot 
 May Be Women's Work 

Today's users don't fit the stoner stereotype: Parker

Oct 21, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Good for AG Eric Holder for announcing that the Justice Department will let medical marijuana laws stand, writes Kathleen Parker—at last, the 14 states that give cannabis to the chronically ill won't face further raids by the feds. But it's not enough: 44% of Americans favor full legalization, and... More »

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medical marijuana • marijuana • cannabis • marijuana legalization • Eric Holder • Kathleen Parker • women's issues

 Obama Raises Bar 
 on What Passes 
 for State Secrets 

AG must personally approve all requests to keep programs veiled

Sep 23, 09 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration will announce much more stringent rules on state secrets today, two Justice Department officials tell the Washington Post, in what amounts to a major shift from Bush-era practice. To keep a program secret, an organization—including intelligence agencies and the military—will have to convince the attorney... More »

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Bush administration • rendition • Attorney General • secrecy • warrantless wiretapping • Eric Holder • Obama administration • secrets

Justice Department Narrows Inquiry Into CIA Tactics

Lead investigator will probe only a handful of cases

Sep 19, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Holder continues to take heavy flak from critics who think he should leave the CIA alone, and the Washington Post has news that should give them at least a bit of satisfaction: The Justice Department's preliminary investigation will be smaller than anticipated. The lead investigator will look at only... More »

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CIA • Department of Justice • interrogation techniques • harsh interrogation • John Durham • Eric Holder

CIA Chiefs Ask Obama to Scrap Interrogation Probe

Disclosure of CIA methods will help the enemy, decrease national security, former directors warn

Sep 18, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seven former CIA directors—appointees of both political parties—are calling on the Obama administration to call off the Justice Department’s investigation of Bush-era interrogation practices, the Hill reports. The probe, ordered by AG Eric Holder, will reveal too much about the CIA’s methods in an environment where... More »

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CIA • torture • Attorney General • George Tenet • Michael Hayden • interrogation • James Schlesinger • interrogation techniques • Porter J. Goss • interrogations • Porter Goss • Eric Holder • James Woolsey • Obama administration • William Webster • John Deutch

Gonzales Changes Tune on 'Legitimate' CIA Probe

Ex-AG compares torture to speeding (really)

Sep 3, 09 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales did not mean to endorse Eric Holder’s probe of alleged CIA torture during the Bush administration by calling it “legitimate,” the former AG tells the Washington Times, which broke the story. “I don't support the investigation by the department because this is a... More »

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Bush administration • torture • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Attorney General • probe • Eric Holder • enhanced interrogation techniques • Central Intelligence Agency • CIA memos

(Newser) - Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is on the same page as Eric Holder when it comes to investigating allegations of CIA torture. “As chief prosecutor of the United States, he should make the decision on his own, based on the facts,” he tells the Washington Times. Gonzales,... More »

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Bush administration • torture • Alberto Gonzales • terrorism • Eric Holder • enhanced interrogation techniques • Central Intelligence Agency • CIA memos

Holder to Crank Up
Civil Rights Enforcement

Holder restoring Civil Rights Division to pre-Bush status

Sep 1, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration plans to revitalize the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and beef up efforts against racial discrimination, the New York Times reports. Attorney General Eric Holder has been working to redirect the focus to tackling discrimination in high-impact areas like housing, voting rights, employment, and bank lending, where... More »

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Bush administration • Department of Justice • civil rights • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama • racial discrimination

Cheney: Learn From CIA, Don't
Investigate Interrogators

Probes are 'outrageous political act,' says ex-VP

Aug 30, 09 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration should be asking CIA interrogators how they managed to ward off terrorist attacks for 8 years rather than investigating possible breaches of law while doing so, former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News today. Investigating interrogators is an "outrageous political act" that will do long-term... More »

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Dick Cheney • CIA • Fox News • harsh interrogation • Eric Holder • enhanced interrogation techniques • special prosecutor

ANALYSIS

 In Obama White House, Justice Trumps CIA 

Eric Holder carves a new, powerful role as attorney general

Aug 28, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The appointment of a federal prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations exposed a long-running turf war between the intelligence agency and the Department of Justice—and demonstrated the substantial clout of AG Eric Holder, who prevailed in almost every dispute with CIA Director Leon Panetta. The New York Times and Washington ... More »

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Barack Obama • CIA • torture • Department of Justice • waterboarding • attorney general • Leon Panetta • Eric Holder • CIA director • Central Intelligence Agency

(Newser) - The White House was busily waging a do-or-die battle to pass health reform when it was suddenly handed exactly what it wanted to avoid: a polarizing battle about Bush-era tactics that President Obama has already condemned. Obama is attempting to remain above the fray as the administration insists that AG... More »

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Barack Obama • CIA • torture • Department of Justice • federal investigation • Eric Holder • Obama administration • enhanced interrogation techniques • special prosecutor

(Newser) - During the Valerie Plame scandal, the left acted as if there was no greater sin than disclosing the name of a CIA operative. But there is no such outrage at current initiatives that could potentially disclose the names of several agency officers, writes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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CIA • Department of Justice • terrorism • Valerie Plame • al-Qaeda • Eric Holder

(Newser) - AG Eric Holder today named a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of torture against CIA operatives who interrogated terror suspects during the Bush administration, the Washington Post reports. John Durham, who is currently probing the destruction of interrogation tapes, will look into fewer than 12 cases detailed in a... More »

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Bush administration • CIA • torture • Department of Justice • Attorney General • Guantanamo Bay • John Durham • Leon Panetta • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama • enhanced interrogation techniques • special prosecutor

(Newser) - A report by the ethics office of the Justice Department recommends reopening a dozen cases of alleged prisoner abuse, a move that would expose CIA employees to prosecution if it's determined they tortured terrorism suspects, reports the New York Times. Legal experts predict Attorney General Eric Holder will launch a... More »

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CIA • torture • Abu Ghraib • abuse • harsh interrogation • attorney general • detainees • Eric Holder • Obama administration

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