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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A government study finds that despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen as more victims of violent attacks express doubts that police can or will help.

Friday, February 22, 2013  The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former, seven-time Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and defrauded his long-time sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service.

Friday, March 04, 2011  NY State Police arrested decorated federal prosecutor Gregory West for drunk driving and traveling the wrong direction on an Interstate highway.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  The U.S. Justice Department is suing New York's Board of Elections trying to guarantee that ballots sent late to military personnel and other Americans overseas are counted in the Nov. 2 election.