http://www.mail.com/people/8084-eric-holder.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/8084-eric-holder.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151364-apnewsbreak-nsa-leaker-snowden-welcome-uk.html LONDON (AP) — The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. A travel alert, dated Monday on a Home Office letterhead, said carriers should deny Snowden boarding because "the individual is highly likely to be ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:23:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151364-apnewsbreak-nsa-leaker-snowden-welcome-uk.html 2013-06-14T16:23:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2152342-ag-leaker-will-held-accountable.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says national security has been damaged as a result of leaks about a pair of government surveillance programs and that the U.S. will punish the person who is responsible. The attorney general made the comment in Dublin, Ireland, when asked by reporters why the U.S. hasn't taken steps to arrest former National... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:49:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2152342-ag-leaker-will-held-accountable.html 2013-06-14T15:49:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2145352-court-hears-terse-testimony-e-book-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who testified this week at a trial over alleged price-fixing of e-books, was no one's idea of a friendly witness. Of the five publishers the U.S. Justice Department sued last year, Macmillan was the last to settle and the most defiant. The government alleged that Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Pengu... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:23:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2145352-court-hears-terse-testimony-e-book-trial.html 2013-06-11T22:23:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145090-google-asks-to-publish-us-govt.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the U.S. government's demands for email and other personal information transmitted online in an effort to distance itself from an Internet dragnet. In a show of unity, Google rivals Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. also supported the attempt to pr... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:54:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2145090-google-asks-to-publish-us-govt.html 2013-06-11T21:54:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2144784-google-asks-to-publish-government.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is asking the Obama administration to allow the Internet company to disclose more details about the U.S. government's closely guarded demands for emails and other information that people transmit online. The request was made Tuesday in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller. Google is trying to... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:18:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2144784-google-asks-to-publish-government.html 2013-06-11T19:18:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2144804-lawmakers-its-picnic-white-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — That annual summer ritual of forced harmony known as the White House congressional picnic? Not going to happen. The White House Office of Legislative Affairs has notified members of the House and Senate that the event, typically held in June, might be rescheduled for September. Postponing the popular picnic comes as President Barack Obam... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:01:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2144804-lawmakers-its-picnic-white-house.html 2013-06-11T19:01:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2143440-widow-works-to-preserve-evers-civil-rights-legacy.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Myrlie Evers-Williams acknowledges it would be easy to remain mired in bitterness and anger, 50 years after a sniper's bullet made her a widow. Instead, she's determined to celebrate the legacy of her first husband, Medgar Evers — a civil rights figure often overshadowed by peers such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2143440-widow-works-to-preserve-evers-civil-rights-legacy.html 2013-06-11T09:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2133466-monumental-phone-records-monitoring-laid-bare.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A leaked document has laid bare the monumental scope of the government's surveillance of Americans' phone records — hundreds of millions of calls — in the first hard evidence of a massive data collection program aimed at combating terrorism under powers granted by Congress after the 9/11 attacks. At issue is a court order, first disclose... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:03:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2133466-monumental-phone-records-monitoring-laid-bare.html 2013-06-07T03:03:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2135020-what-you-nsa-phone-data-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government knows who you're calling. Every day. Every call. Here's what you need to know about the secret program and how it works: Q: What happened and why is it a big deal? A: The Guardian newspaper published a highly classified April U.S. court order tha... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:35:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2135020-what-you-nsa-phone-data-program.html 2013-06-06T20:35:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134104-ag-wont-prosecute-reporters-their-jobs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder denied Thursday that the Obama administration is killing suspected terrorists with drone strikes to avoid capturing them and sending them to the Guantanamo prison it wants to close. Appearing before a Senate panel, Holder also generally declined comment about a long-running National Security Agency program to... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:36:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134104-ag-wont-prosecute-reporters-their-jobs.html 2013-06-06T17:36:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134250-gop-senator-defends-phone-records-collection.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator is defending the practice of collecting millions of telephone records in the ongoing war on terror. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters on Thursday that he had no problem with the ongoing practice, saying it was imperative in the war on terror. Grahams said — quote - "If we don't do it, we're crazy." ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:24:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134250-gop-senator-defends-phone-records-collection.html 2013-06-06T16:24:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2132030-holder-praises-slain-black-activist-medgar-evers.html ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday praised slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, saying that the black activist's vision and leadership helped make it possible for Holder and President Barack Obama to rise to the positions they now hold. During a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Evers' death, Holder said that Evers s... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:26:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2132030-holder-praises-slain-black-activist-medgar-evers.html 2013-06-05T22:26:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2129612-govt-procedures-ap-subpoena-fight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department told Congress on Tuesday that the department acted properly and followed all legal procedures correctly in subpoenaing phone records of The Associated Press during a leak investigation. At the same time, Attorney General Eric Holder held a fourth round of meetings with news organizations to review how the departmen... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:30:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2129612-govt-procedures-ap-subpoena-fight.html 2013-06-04T22:30:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2120202-news-execs-holder-discuss-subpoena-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder, executives from several news organizations said government officials expressed a commitment to changing guidelines on issuing subpoenas in criminal investigations involving reporters. The news executives made the comments Thursday after meeting with Holder and some of his aides. The discuss... Fri, 31 May 2013 01:04:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2120202-news-execs-holder-discuss-subpoena-issue.html 2013-05-31T01:04:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120134-apnewsbreak-ore-muslim-sues-fbi-claims-torture.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An American Muslim who says he was beaten with batons by prison interrogators while held in solitary confinement overseas for more than three months has sued the FBI and State Department, claiming the torture was done at their behest. The lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Oregon seeks $30 million and several injunction... Thu, 30 May 2013 23:31:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2120134-apnewsbreak-ore-muslim-sues-fbi-claims-torture.html 2013-05-30T23:31:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118072-report-spike-reservation-criminal-cases.html FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — American Indian leaders who have criticized the federal government for years over the way authorities handled major crimes on reservations can mark progress with the release of newly tracked statistics from the U.S. Justice Department. The number of Indian Country cases charged in federal court has increased by 54 percent between f... Thu, 30 May 2013 18:56:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118072-report-spike-reservation-criminal-cases.html 2013-05-30T18:56:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2117642-holder-plan-off-the-record-meetings-hits-snag.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan by Attorney General Eric Holder to hold meetings with news organizations about guidelines governing investigations that involve reporters has run into snags over the terms of discussions. The Justice Department wants the meetings to be off the record. The Associated Press issued a statement saying it wants any meeting to be on the... Thu, 30 May 2013 01:34:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2117642-holder-plan-off-the-record-meetings-hits-snag.html 2013-05-30T01:34:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it's imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolvin... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html 2013-05-25T17:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2108544-obama-oks-honor-birmingham-bombing-victims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair America." The Congressional Gold Medal will go to Addie Mae Collins, C... Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2108544-obama-oks-honor-birmingham-bombing-victims.html 2013-05-24T21:19:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106150-obama-policy-leaks-investigations-under-review.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government secrets. Obama acknowledged he is "troubled by the possibility that leaks investigations may chill the investigative journalism" that he says holds government acco... Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2106150-obama-policy-leaks-investigations-under-review.html 2013-05-23T20:58:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104862-pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-drone.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104862-pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-drone.html 2013-05-23T16:42:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103812-4-americans-killed-2009-us-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 02:45:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103812-4-americans-killed-2009-us-drone-strikes.html 2013-05-23T02:45:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102000-officials-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence to try them in a U.S. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102000-officials-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance.html 2013-05-22T07:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier. The extraordinary call was an admission that the FBI's a... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html 2013-05-21T07:32:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097428-ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly. Gary Pruitt on Sunday called the Justice Department's actions "unconstitutional" and said the AP hasn't r... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:58:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097428-ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional.html 2013-05-20T07:58:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094950-why-benghazi-issue-coming.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why were a diplomatic outpost and the visiting U.S. ambassador left so poorly protected? Should the Pentagon have ru... Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094950-why-benghazi-issue-coming.html 2013-05-19T12:26:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html SEATTLE (AP) — Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana from "seed to store." They'd put a cap on the number of retail outlets in each county, but not o... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html 2013-05-17T00:33:51Z