Atty. Gen. Holder Questions Whether Terrorists Who Plead in Military Commission Could be Put to Death

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. told Face The Nation Sunday that the U.S. might be able to execute terrorists like 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed if they pleaded guilty at military tribunal. “There’s a real question about that,” Holder said. Holder said there’s no question Mohammed could be put…

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Feds: Blago Was Offered $1 Million in Fundraising For Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to Get Senate Seat

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The public corruption trial of ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has embarrassed some big names beyond the governor himself. Last week, fed prosecutors in  Chicago said that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. “attended a meeting in 2008 at which $1 million in fund-raising for Rod Blagojevich was discussed in exchange for Jackson’s…

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