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NEWS ABOUT: Eric Holder

Eric Holder stories: 65 news summaries

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Holder to Probe CIA Torture Cases: Officials

Special prosecutor will pursue agents who
took things 'too far'

Aug 9, 09 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney General Eric Holder is planning to name a special prosecutor to probe cases of alleged CIA torture of terror suspects, the Los Angeles Times reports. Insiders say the narrowly focused inquiry will aim to determine "whether people went beyond the techniques that were authorized" in the so-called torture... More »

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CIA • torture • abuse • interrogation • waterboarding • inquiry • criminal investigation • Eric Holder • torture memo

Prosecutors Compete
for 9/11 Case

Va., NY vie for high-profile trial of alleged mastermind

Aug 4, 09 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors in New York and Virginia are fighting for the chance to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his co-conspirators on trial, the Washington Post reports. Justice Department sources say offices in Alexandria and Manhattan have been lobbying hard to prosecute the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind, both stressing their... More »

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US attorney • trial • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • terror suspects • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • federal prosecution


 Holder Warns 
 of Homegrown 
 Terror Risk 

AG: 'American people would be surprised'

Jul 30, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The chilling big picture suggests that “the radicalization of Americans” who leave the country and return wanting to do “harm to the American people” is a growing threat, Eric Holder tells ABC News. It’s “something that didn’t loom as large a few months ago as... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • Department of Justice • terrorism • Attorney General • interrogation techniques • harsh interrogation • domestic terrorism • detainees • Eric Holder • Obama administration

(Newser) - Mounting animosity between Congress and the CIA has seriously damaged morale at the agency and could damage national security, critics are charging. "It's one of the last nails in the CIA's coffin. It's finished. It's over. It's done," former Middle East operative Robert Baer, who was the model... More »

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CIA • Robert Baer • Eric Holder • CIA director

(Newser) - Attorney General Eric Holder is "leaning toward" naming an independent prosecutor to probe Bush-era interrogation policies, even if it means war with the Obama administration, writes Daniel Klaidman in Newsweek. Such a probe would likely trigger partisan hostilities and threaten key Obama policies like health care and energy reform—... More »

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Barack Obama • torture • Attorney General • harsh interrogation • Eric Holder • enhanced interrogation techniques

ANALYSIS

Obama May Soon Face Decisions on Death Penalty

Cases might alter president's support for narrow use of executions

Jun 21, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if reviving the economy, reforming health care, taming North Korea, and forging relations with Iran weren’t challenges enough, President Obama may soon have to deal with the death penalty. Within months, the cases of six federal death-row inmates, all black and all convicted of capital murder, could land... More »

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death penalty • Barack Obama • capital punishment • US Supreme Court • Eric Holder • defendant

(Newser) - About a quarter of the 229 detainees at Guantanamo Bay will face trial, says Attorney General Eric Holder. Speaking to a Senate panel today, Holder said the US had decided the fate of about half the remaining prisoners, though he did not offer specifics, reports Reuters. President Obama plans to... More »

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Department of Justice • Guantanamo prisoners • detainees • Eric Holder • Obama administration • Guantanamo tribunals • Gitmo

 First Gitmo Detainee 
 Arrives in US for Trial 

Ahmed Ghailani to be tried for bombing US embassies

Jun 9, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(AP) - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee has landed on US soil, landing in New York to face trial on charges of bombing US embassies, the Justice Department said today. Ahmed Ghailani arrived in the early morning, to be held in law enforcement custody until his trial in federal court in lower... More »

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Kenya • Department of Justice • terrorism • Tanzania • Lower Manhattan • trial • Guantanamo Bay • bombing • court • US Embassy • terror trial • Eric Holder • Ahmed Ghailani

Feds Boost Abortion Clinic Security Amid Tiller Probe

FBI checks earlier vandalism incident

Jun 2, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - US Attorney General Eric Holder boosted security for abortion providers yesterday as the FBI investigated a vandalism incident at the clinic operated by slain doctor George Tiller, the Wichita Eagle reports. Tiller reported a threat last month, days after the Women’s Health Care Services clinic sustained thousands of dollars... More »

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abortion • investigation • FBI • security • Attorney General • vandalism • Eric Holder • clinic • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

Obama Orders Review of Government Secrecy

President creates task force to overhaul declassification policy

May 28, 09 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has ordered a sweeping review of the government's secrecy policy, the Washington Post reports. Obama sent a memo to government officials reaffirming his administration's commitment "to operating with an unprecedented level of openness," and directed his national security adviser  to review how classified information is handled... More »

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secrecy • classified information • Federal government • Janet Napolitano • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama

analysis

Torture Convictions
Would Be a Long Shot

Prosecution possible, but nailing Cheney a legal headache

May 4, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Those calling for Bush administration prosecutions on torture-related grounds may have their way—but whether those in question can actually be convicted is a whole other kettle of fish, Jeffrey Rosen writes in New York. Much of the case would likely hinge on whether authorities believed their own claims in... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • torture • Condoleezza Rice • conviction • lawyer • waterboarding • John Yoo • Steven Bradbury • Eric Holder • Obama administration • prosecutions • Jay Bybee

Court Approves Ex-Inmates' Suit Against CIA

Torture allegations trump state secrets argument, panel rules

Apr 29, 09 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five men who allege they were kidnapped and tortured on the orders of CIA agents may bring suit in federal court, an appeals panel ruled yesterday. Presidents Bush and Obama both contended that the case should be dismissed to protect classified evidence. But a federal appeals court panel ruled presidential... More »

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Bush administration • CIA • rendition • torture • Guantanamo Bay • George W. Bush • Eric Holder • US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals • Obama administration • President Obama • Binyam Mohamed

Holder Visits Another Famous Torture Facility

On trip seeking help to close Gitmo, AG stops by Tower of London

Apr 27, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Holder arrived in London yesterday and paid a visit to a prison as notorious in its time as Guantanamo Bay, the AP reports. The attorney general listened quietly as his guide at the infamous Tower of London described scenes of torture—such as the interrogation of Guy Fawkes, who... More »

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torture • London • United Kingdom • Guantanamo Bay • Tower of London • attorney general • Eric Holder

 US 'Close' on 
 Fate of Gitmo 
 Prisoners 

First group may be released to Va.

Apr 27, 09 1:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is close to deciding whether to free an initial group of Guantanamo detainees, AP reports. Attorney General Eric Holder didn't specify how long it would be before Gitmo closes, but said he must first determine how many prisoners will be released or tried. "We're doing these all... More »

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War on Terror • Attorney General • Europe • Guantanamo prisoners • detainees • Eric Holder

 Harman: 
 Release 
 Wiretap 
 Transcripts 



Calif. rep decries 'outrageous' 'abuse of power'

Apr 21, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - California Rep. Jane Harman demanded today that Justice Department release “unredacted” transcripts of telephone conversations recorded without her knowledge, Politico reports. Harman demanded the wiretapped conversations be released in response to media reports that she was recorded agreeing to try to help two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of spying in... More »

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Israel • FBI • NSA • domestic surveillance • lobbyist • Jane Harman • domestic wiretapping • Eric Holder

OPINION

 End Failed Drug War: 
 Go After Kingpins 


Apr 18, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "war on drugs" has been an abject failure—crowded jails and a still-thriving narcotics trade prove that—and it's time for some "visionary" thinking, writes Cynthia Tucker in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The nation's not ready for legalization, but how about some concrete steps: Stop going after "... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Attorney General • assault rifles • decriminalization • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama • kingpin

(AP) - Seeking to move beyond what he calls a "a dark and painful chapter in our history," President Barack Obama said today that CIA officials who used harsh interrogation tactics during the Bush administration will not be prosecuted. Obama officials also released four secret memos detailing tactics against 28... More »

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Bush administration • CIA • torture • Department of Justice • Attorney General • waterboarding • Eric Holder • Obama administration

(Newser) - Don’t look now, but marijuana is essentially legal in California, the Washington Post reports. Medical marijuana facilities litter the state, some offering only the flimsiest pretext of medical care. Stride into the Medical Kush Beach Club in Venice Beach, for example, and two scantily clad women will lead... More »

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California • War on Drugs • medical marijuana • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Drug Enforcement Administration • Eric Holder

Holder Changes Ethics Boss at Justice Dept.

Move comes one day after judge's criticism over Stevens case

Apr 8, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says he's shifting some office heads at the Justice Department and putting a career Washington prosecutor in charge of the internal ethics unit. Mary Patrice Brown will lead the Office of Professional Responsibility, which drew criticism from a federal judge this week for the handling of... More »

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ethics • Department of Justice • Ted Stevens • federal judges • Eric Holder • President Obama

(Newser) - Attorney General Eric Holder intends to drop all charges against Ted Stevens, Justice Department officials tell NPR. Sentencing for Stevens, convicted of failing to disclose gifts from constituents, has been delayed for months as the judge berated the Justice Department for prosecutorial misconduct, including withholding evidence from the defense. Given... More »

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Department of Justice • Ted Stevens • Eric Holder

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