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Government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger (AP)

Ytop stories  Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:52am

AP - The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to block AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA on grounds that it would raise prices for consumers.



 

WH insists health law rollout unaffected (AP)

Ytop stories  Tue, 12/14/2010 - 4:09pm

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gestures during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec., 14, 2010, (AP Photo)AP - The White House insisted Tuesday that the implementation of President



 

DOJ's Whistle-Blower Recruitment Pays Off

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 11/22/2010 - 11:01pm

The Justice Department says it has recovered a record $2.5 billion in health care fraud over the past year -- mostly with the help of drug company employees who blow the whistle to the federal government.

Now, the government is trying to enlist whistle-blowers in all sorts of ways.

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Obama, Holder Catch Heat For Close Ties

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 07/08/2010 - 10:01pm

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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U.S. Likely To Miss Deadline On Prison Rape Rules

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 06/02/2010 - 10:54pm

Five years after Congress expressed alarm at rape in U.S. prisons, the Justice Department is in danger of missing a deadline for new standards targeting the problem.

An unusual coalition of groups is calling for action, but corrections officials say wholesale changes will cost too much.

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Feds push for tracking cell phones

 Thu, 02/11/2010 - 6:00am

Justice Department is expected to tell federal appeals court, in first case of its kind, that no warrant is required to obtain previous location data.