Read more Eric Holder stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31440/eric-holder.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:04:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74458/ksm-trial-will-be-a-perverse-farce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEverybody knows that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is never going to walk free, and that makes the logic behind Eric Holder's decision to give him a civilian trial in New York all the more puzzling, writes Charles Krauthammer. With the 9/11 not just the most destructive terrorist attack, "but the most...http://www.newser.com/story/74458/ksm-trial-will-be-a-perverse-farce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 5:13:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74325/eastwood-is-top-badass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGQ has broken this year's Man of the Year honors into several categories. That's why Clint Eastwood is Badass of the Year, Barack Obama is Leader of the Year, and Tom Brady the Comeback of the Year. Click the source link for the full list, and see the photo gallery...http://www.newser.com/story/74325/eastwood-is-top-badass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74314/holder-on-911-trial-we-need-not-cower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublicans grilled Eric Holder on Capitol Hill today, criticizing his decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court. But Holder offered a forceful rebuttal, saying, “We need not cower in the face of this enemy. Our institutions are strong and our people are ready.” He added that “failure is...http://www.newser.com/story/74314/holder-on-911-trial-we-need-not-cower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:22:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74070/clinton-karzai-on-the-hot-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's time for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to put up or shut up, Hillary Clinton said today, underscoring the White House's heightened expectations of Kabul. "We are expecting there to be a major crimes tribunal, an anti-corruption commission," she told This Week, adding that the original Afghan mission to "disrupt,...http://www.newser.com/story/74070/clinton-karzai-on-the-hot-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 10:51:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73998/911-plotters-will-face-death-holder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConfessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his four co-defendants will face the death penalty, Eric Holder confirmed today, and the AG leapt to defend the decision to try them in a civilian court in New York. They will “answer for their alleged crimes in a courthouse just blocks away...http://www.newser.com/story/73998/911-plotters-will-face-death-holder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73994/republicans-decry-decision-to-try-911-planner-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublican leaders are sharply criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court. John Boehner called the plan to try the confessed planner of the 9/11 attacks in New York "irresponsible” and accused AG Eric Holder of "reverting to a dangerous pre-9/11 mentality." Said the House...http://www.newser.com/story/73994/republicans-decry-decision-to-try-911-planner-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:15:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72361/300-arrested-in-drug-raids-across-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the US, federal officials today announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel. La Familia has earned a reputation for dominating the methamphetamine trade and for using...http://www.newser.com/story/72361/300-arrested-in-drug-raids-across-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 16:10:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72203/legalizing-pot-may-be-womens-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood for AG Eric Holder for announcing that the Justice Department will let medical marijuana laws stand, writes Kathleen Parker—at last, the 14 states that give cannabis to the chronically ill won't face further raids by the feds. But it's not enough: 44% of Americans favor full legalization, and...http://www.newser.com/story/72203/legalizing-pot-may-be-womens-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 7:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70072/obama-raises-bar-on-what-passes-for-state-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration will announce much more stringent rules on state secrets today, two Justice Department officials tell the Washington Post , in what amounts to a major shift from Bush-era practice. To keep a program secret, an organization—including intelligence agencies and the military—will have to convince the attorney...http://www.newser.com/story/70072/obama-raises-bar-on-what-passes-for-state-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 5:58:15 CDT