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President Obama Uses Recess Appointment to Install #2 Justice Dept. Official
James Cole/law firm By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Following months of frustration and opposition from Republicans, President Obama last week used a recess appointment to install James...
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Number 2 at Justice Dept. James Cole Remains in Limbo
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney Gen. James Cole never played in the National Football League — but he certainly knows what it’s like to be a football — a political one...
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Sen. Confirms Dep. Atty. Gen. James Cole and 2 Others
James Cole/law firm By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Senate on Tuesday delivered the long awaited confirmation of Deputy Attorney Gen. James Cole. By a vote of 55-42, the Senate confirmed Cole,...
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Pot Growers, Sellers and Distributors May be Prosecuted in Medical Marijuana...
dea photo By Joel Rosenblatt Bloomberg Large-scale growers, sellers and distributors of marijuana may be prosecuted in states that have passed laws permitting medical use of the drug, according to a...
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Pot Laws Just Become More and More Confusing
Dep. Atty. Gen. James Cole/doj photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The controversy over the legality of medical marijuana only seems to be getting more and more confusing. The Associated Press...
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Grassley Questions Justice Dept. Commitment to FBI Whistleblowers
Sen. Grassley/official photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sen. Chuck Grassley is questioning the commitment of Attorney Gen. Eric Holder and his Deputy Attorney General James Cole to FBI...
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Atty. General Eric Holder Says He Recused Himself in Justice Department Leak...
By Sari Horwitz and William Branigin Washington Post WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he recused himself from involvement in a Justice Department leak investigation...
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Justice Department Hunting for Worthy Inmates Who Would Qualify for Clemency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is searching prisoners who may qualify for clemency. NPR reports that Deputy Attorney General James Cole met Tuesday with defense attorneys and...
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Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole to Step Down, Take Job in Private Sector
Dep. Atty. Gen. James Cole/doj photo By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is about to lose another high-ranking officials. Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole,...
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Hemp Today: Department of Justice Guidance Should Shield Tribes Who Want to...
By Hemp Today A 2013 Department of Justice memorandum designed to prioritize the goals of anti-marijuana legislation should shield Indian tribes who are looking at growing hemp as an industrial crop,...
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