June 8, 2013 – Tickle The Wire

Feds Want Jesse Jackson to Serve 4 Years in Prison

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com CHICAGO — Jesse Jackson Jr., who was a fixture of the political landscape here, and carried the mantal of an iconic name in the civil rights movement, may be going away to prison for a fair amount of time if federal prosecutors have their way. NPR reports that federal prosecutors in…

The Post and Courier Editorial: “Mr. Holder Should Spare the President That Overdue Task by Resigning”

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By Post and Courier Editorial A Justice Department official insisted Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder has a “long-standing belief that protecting and defending the First Amendment is essential to our democracy.” That’s hard to reconcile with the department’s wide-ranging wiretapping of Associated Press editors and reporters last year. Also hard to reconcile is…