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Why is the Obama Administration Suddenly Fixated on Stomping out Medical Pot?

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

At the same time public support for marijuana legalization reached record highs, Obama shifted from one time medicinal cannabis sympathizer to White House weed-whacker.

America's 50 Attorneys General Have the Power to Stop the Banks from Kicking People Out of Their Homes -- Will They Use It?

Mary Bottari, Bankster USA. February 2, 2011.

How you can push the attorney generals to do the right thing.

Holder's Much Touted Speech on Race Lets White People Off the Hook

Tim Wise, CounterPunch. March 2, 2009.

Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder blamed personal cowardice for our racial divide, rather than institutionalized inequities.

Eric Holder Confirmed, 75-21

Emptywheel, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 2, 2009.

We finally have a new Attorney General.

Eric Holder Shows Some Sense, Says 'Waterboarding Is Torture'

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress AlterNet: Video. January 15, 2009.

"We prosecuted our own soldiers for using it in Vietnam. I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, waterboarding is torture."

Why Eric Holder is an Alarming Pick for AG

John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 18, 2008.

For starters, he called for the firing of any "petty bureaucrat" who might dissent from the expansion of government powers after 9/11.

Eric Holder to Be Obama's New Sheriff?

Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 18, 2008.

Eric Holder, a Clinton-ite, is in place to be the first African-American attorney general, Newsweek reports.

GRITtv: Vermont Candidate for Atty General to Prosecute Bush for Murder

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. September 17, 2008.

A major breakthrough in prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's case against the president.

Mukasey Defends Yoo at BC Law Commencement

Emptywheel, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 27, 2008.

In his address to graduates, Attorney General Mukasey's offered a dangerous defense of Yoo.

Alberto Gonzales: Will Lie for Food

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 14, 2008.

The New York Times reports that the former attorney general can't find a job. That should be the least of his problems.

Why Is Mukasey Trying to Derail the State Secrets Bill?

Patrick Porter, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 3, 2008.

The AG says legislation to curb the constant use of state secret privilege would "result in the harmful disclosure of national security information."

Would a President Obama Nominate John Edwards for Attorney General?

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: Election 2008. January 27, 2008.

Rumor has it he would, but it could also just be Robert Novak making mischief.

Senate Confirms Pro-Torture Mukasey As Attorney General

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2007.

Howie Klein: This was engineered by Senators Schumer and Feinstein. Whatever Mukasey does wrong should be lain on their doorsteps.

Is Mukasey Worse Than Gonzales?

GottaLaff, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2007.

GottaLaff: Mukasey accepts a politicization of U.S. Attorneys far more extreme than that attempted by Gonzales and Rove.

Democratic Senators Cave On Mukasey, Endorse Torture

Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2007.

Joe Sudbay: Chuck Schumer (NY) and Dianne Feinstein (CA), both on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are the culprits.

White House to Congress: Quit Asking Us About Torture

Ali Frick, AlterNet: Video. November 2, 2007.

Ali Frick: The White House would prefer for Congress to confirm Mukasey now and question him later -- if at all.

Mukasey Still Refuses to Call Waterboarding Torture Or Illegal

Matt Corley, AlterNet: PEEK. October 31, 2007.

Matt Corley: If Mukasey doesn't rebuke waterboarding he looks likely to be rejected by the Judiciary Committee.

Dodd Declares He Won't Support Mukasey, Fellow Democrats Follow His Lead

Marc Cooper, AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2007.

Marc Cooper: "That is about as basic as it gets," Dodd said. "You must obey the law. Everyone must."

Attorney General Nominee Mukasey Refuses to Call Waterboarding Torture

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: Video. October 19, 2007.

Lindsay Beyerstein: Anything that simulates drowning has got to be torture.

Attorney General Nominee Mukasey Compares U.S. Torture to Nazi Tactics [VIDEO]

Steve Benen, AlterNet: Video. October 17, 2007.

Weren't Republicans apoplectic when Sen. Dick Durbin said something similar two years ago?

Torturous Contradictions

Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. October 12, 2007.

Bush's insistence that "we don't torture" rings hollow in light of recent Department of Justice memos supporting the harshest techniques the CIA has ever used.

Who Is Michael Mukasey and Should He Be Attorney General?

Steve Benen, AlterNet: PEEK. September 17, 2007.

Steve Benen: Among other things, he's a conservative Republican, playing an active role in Giuliani's nutty presidential campaign.

Say It Ain't So! Is Lieberman In the Running for Attorney General?

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. August 28, 2007.

GottaLaff: It would guarantee a Senate confirmation. It would change the balance of power in the Senate, in favor of the Republicans. And it smells of Karl Rove

Subpoenas: The Cure for Republicans' Severe Memory Loss? [VIDEO]

Susan Wallace, AlterNet: Video. May 27, 2007.

Some political parody for your holiday weekend enjoyment.

Attorneys Scandal: An Illegal White House-coordinated Effort to Swing Elections to Republicans

Marie Cocco, Truthdig. May 18, 2007.

Connect the Justice Department dots and you see an insidious effort to corrupt the American electoral system. It's Watergate without the break-in or the bagmen.