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President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have a lot in common, so it's no surprise they socialize outside the office.

But the distance between the White House and the Justice Department has long been a touchy subject, and the Obama-Holder relationship is beginning to attract criticism.

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Craiglist is striking back against growing pressure to remove ads on its site that were linked to prostitution.

The free online classified company has filed a lawsuit against South Carolina's Attorney General. It's a defensive move, aimed at stopping the state from following through on threats to file criminal charges against Craigslist executives, if an ad on their site leads to a prostitution case in the state.

The Texas Lottery Commission is considering a ban on selling tickets in stores that allow smoking. A recent attorney general's opinion suggested the practice could open the state to civil rights lawsuits.

Texas’ attorney general filed the suits Wednesday morning after state investigators discovered the sites were violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.