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Federal prosecutors balk at Holder push to reduce drug sentences

Federal prosecutors are at odds with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over whether mandatory minimum sentences — a key part of the government’s so-called war on drugs — should be rolled back. ; Congress approved many of those harsh penalties…

Obama administration is in a crisis with no answers

It seems that President Obama just can’t catch a break. He has most certainly had a difficult start to his second term. The debt ceiling and sequestration battle with House Republicans, attempts to broker a peace deal in Syria and…

People Speak: Is California’s death penalty costing too much in lives, money?

Gil Garcetti is walking in downtown Los Angeles in front of a building he is very familiar with. He is standing outside the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, a place he spent 32 years prosecuting dozens of death penalty cases.…

Would anonymous accusers ever have to come forward in sexual assault suit against John Travolta?

John Travolta (Reuters) John Travolta is being sued by two unnamed male massage therapists who allege Travolta tried sexually assaulted them during massage sessions. Both men are remaining anonymous and are being referred to as John Doe 1 and John…

Fast and Furious Screw Up Hurts Innocent Americans

There are now enough Operation Fast and Furious officials playing hide-and-seek in the Obama administration to fill a New York City-style “rubber room.” Yesterday, the Justice Department announced it was shuffling Kenneth Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol,…

Man Serving Three Life Terms for Drug Deal Pins Hopes on Clemency From Obama

This is a follow-up to a three-part series that took a look at the case of Clarence Aaron, a one-time college student whose involvement in a 1993 cocaine deal got him three life sentences in federal prison. Click here to…