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  • U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference announcing the indictment of six more New Orleans Police officers in the Danziger Bridge shooting and cover-up in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, is seen at right. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Michael DeMocker)

    EDITORIAL: Holder puts felons over soldiers

    Obama Justice Department outrages never cease. The politically charged gang led by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more interested in helping felons vote than in helping the military to vote. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, has put a legislative hold on the already troubled nomination of James M. Cole to be deputy attorney general until the attorney general ensures full protection for voting rights of our military (and associated civilian personnel) stationed abroad. The senator is right to raise a ruckus.


  • Yahoo Japan to use Google search tech, not Yahoo's

    Yahoo Japan Corp. will use Google technology to run its search engine and search ad delivery system, after a similar deal in the U.S. was derailed by regulators concerned about a monopoly.


  • Illustration: Marriage by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

    PERLEY: Posthaste move toward post-race

    Just when Americans began to tune out the cacophony of news headlines and tune in the summer season of family, friends and relaxation, the nagging issue of race resurfaced. No matter one's skin color, it's "Here we go again."


  • Voters say take action against sanctuary cities

    A majority of likely voters say the federal government should take legal action against cities that provide safe havens to illegal immigrants and cut federal funds to so-called "sanctuary cities," a Rasmussen Reports survey shows.


  • Univision agrees to pay $1M in payola settlement

    Univision Communications Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations that the company's radio stations and its employees accepted secret cash payments to give more frequent airplay to artists with a former Univision recording label.


  • Summary Box: Univision to settle payola charges

    THE CHARGES: The Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission accused Univision Radio stations and their employees of accepting secret cash payments to give more frequent airplay to artists with Univision Music.


  • Yahoo Japan to use Google search engine technology

    Yahoo Japan Corp. said Tuesday that it will use Google technology to run its search engine and search ad delivery system, after a similar deal in the U.S. was derailed by regulators concerned about a monopoly.


  • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Four Republican lawmakers - Rep. Darrell Issa (left) of California, Rep. Lamar Smith (center) of Texas, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (right) of Iowa and Mr. Franks - wrote to LSC's inspector general about concerns over management of the legal aid program.

    EDITORIAL: No more Panther blackout

    Serious inquiries into potential Justice Department malfeasance related to voting rights are gaining momentum. Finally.


  • Julian Assange, an Australian who launched WikiLeaks four years ago, concedes that even his team hasn't read all the documents about the Afghanistan war released on his website. (Provided by Martina Haris)

    Inside the Beltway

    Why, it's just like health care reform legislation. The massive Wikileaks release of classified information about U.S. activity in Afghanistan is huge and unwieldy.


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