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**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Attorney General Eric Holder sees FBI furloughs possible in shutdown

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Takashi Nishioka, Mitsubishi Motors' new chairman and CEO, is surrounded by reporters after a news conference a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 28, 2005, to announce the Japanese automaker's business revitalization plan. (Associated Press)

Justice cracks down on collusion among parts makers

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Louisiana school voucher fight: Justice Dept. vs. poor kids

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Employees and officials of US Airways and American Airlines gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon to show their support for the companies' planned $11 billion merger and press the Justice Department to drop its opposition. (PRNEWSFOTO)

Airlines’ rally lands on Capitol Hill

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

KLOSTER/BURKE: DOJ uses decades-old accusations of racism as a club again

By Andrew Kloster and Lindsey M. Burke

Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Wisconsin Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

NSA violated court rules on collecting phone call data

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Blowing hot and cold on devotion to states’ rights

By Robert Knight

** FILE ** A caregiver picks out a marijuana bud for a patient at a marijuana dispensary in Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Feds experiment with drugs, mellow out on state marijuana laws

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Crushing school choice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

**FILE** United States Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to the American Bar Association Annual meeting on Aug. 12, 2013, in San Francisco. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: The Texas two-step

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Holder, Justice should help settle marijuana legalization battle: Leahy

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

RAHN: Saving consumers from lower prices

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

**FILE** American Airlines and US Airways jets prepare for flight at a gate at the Philadelphia International Airport on Feb. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Obama delays a merger

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Iranian workers continue operations at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, although the Natanz enrichment nuclear plant was not fed uranium on Nov. 16. Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday that a malicious computer worm known as Stuxnet has not harmed the country's atomic program and accused the West of trying to sabotage it. Iran earlier confirmed that Stuxnet infected several personal laptops belonging to employees at Bushehr but that plant systems were not affected. (International Iran Photo Agency via Associated Press)

In classified cyberwar against Iran, trail of Stuxnet leak leads to White House

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Part of a cache of seized weapons is displayed Jan. 25, 2011, at a news conference in Phoenix. The ATF received fire over a Phoenix-based gun-trafficking investigation called "Fast and Furious," in which agents allowed hundreds of guns into the hands of straw purchasers in hopes of making a bigger case. Two of those weapons were found in December at the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry. (Associated Press)

More Fast and Furious guns found at crime scenes in Mexico

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to the issue of criminal sentencing reform, according to one critic. Ideas have been floated in Congress to address the disparity in sentencing when it comes to drug offenses. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Holder critic: ‘Where’s he been’ on sentence reform?

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Eric Holder proposes changes in criminal justice system

By Pete Yost - Associated Press

** FILE ** A man examines documents at the gutted U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. The Justice Department has filed charges against Libyan militia leader Ahmed Khatallah, the first indictment in last year’s deadly terrorist attack that killed four Americans. (Associated Press)

Under pressure, Obama administration files first charges in Benghazi attack

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (Associated Press)

Congress takes passive stance as D.C. fires up medicinal pot program

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rev. Al Sharpton (center), accompanied by La Raza President Janet Murguia (right), National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial (left) and others, speaks during a news conference outside the West Wing of the White House on July 29, 2013, about the Voting Rights Act, after a meeting with President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. (Associated Press)

Obama vows fight on voting rights

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times