Phil Holder, the man appointed to examine Conor Murphy’s handling of the water crisis, applied to become Chairman of Northern Ireland Water last year.

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NI water review questions raised

The Obama administration has stated it will aggressively go after Wall Street criminals, but is the government letting two defendants off easy? As part of a big crackdown on Wall Street fraud , Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed an “investigation is ongoing” that is “ very serious ,” believed to involve hedge funds and insider trading. He also has announced “ Operation Broken Trust ,” a Department of Justice-led task force targeting hundreds of illicit investment schemes. One of Holder’s wingmen is Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. read more

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SEC Describes Possible Criminal Activity in Unprosecuted Hedge Fund Case

This is not the best news to come right before the holiday: Attorney General Eric Holder said the U.S. is under a “constant” terrorism threat and the American people “need to be prepared for potentially bad news.” Although Holder maintained that he…

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. struck back against criticism that the FBI has targeted Muslims in a series of undercover stings, telling a Muslim group Friday night that those who allege government entrapment “simply do not have their facts straight.”

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Discussing the Wikileaks disclosures last week, New York Congressman Peter King urged Attorney General Eric Holder to designate the organization as a “foreign terrorist organization,” saying it “posed a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.” A chorus was struck up almost immediately, with commentators and politicians following up on King’s demand. . . .

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SCOTT HORTON—Knowing a Terrorist When You See One

Obama’s detainee policy remains a disaster, thanks to the attorney general.

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With Holder at the helm, detainee policy is a disaster