Report on controversial Fast and Furious to be Released by Tuesday

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The Justice Department inspector general expects to issue the long-anticipated report on the ATF gun-running operation known as Fast and Furious by next Tuesday morning, CNN reports. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz is to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Tuesday morning, following the report’s release. Attorney…

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Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Under Fire for Use of FBI Jet

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Congressional Republicans are questioning why Attorney General Eric Holder is using the FBIs jet for business and personal travel, the Washington Post reports. Lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to FBI Director Robert Mueller, saying the federal agencies operate on different budgets. “It is our understanding that the Justice Department does not reimburse…

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Compromise Failed in Effort to Avoid Contempt Charges Against AG Holder

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Last-minute attempts by House Republicans and President Obama’s administration to resolve a dispute over the release of documents has failed. The House plans to vote Thursday’s vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, the Associated Press reports. Sources told the AP that Republicans met with the…

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Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Fed Up

  By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder has had enough. Holder told a reporter from the Daily Caller , a conservative news website, to stop egging congressional Republicans on to call for his resignation, reports Talking Points Memo. “You guys need to… you guys need to stop this,” TPM reports hearing Holder tell…

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