Obama Administration Enforcing Law Unequally, Says Ex-DOJ Attorney

Former Department of Justice attorney Christian Adams reveals a lack of fairness in law enforcement under Obama. (0:16)

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Former Bush Lawyer Says "Executive Accountability Act" Would Create Chilling Effect

Jonathan F. Cohn, who served in the Department of Justice under former President George W. Bush, says the Executive Accountability Act, which would criminalize actions by the executive branch to mislead Congress, would impede rather than produce accurate communication between the executive and legislative branches during times of war. (0:24)
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Cheney: "I Don't Believe That We Engaged In Torture"

Former Vice President Dick Cheney explains that the Bush administration acted under the guidance of the Department of Justice at the time when the U.S engaged in waterboarding. Additionally, Cheney says that he does not call waterboarding torture because it was conducted under a legal framework. (0:53)
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"Rejuvenating" the Department of Justice

By Courtney Ann Jackson-Talk Radio News Service

Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the changes being made to the Department of Justice. The top priority remains to be the safety of the American public but the Department is currently pursuing a very specific set of goals.(0:51)
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Former FBI Agent: Torture Not The Most Effective Solution

Ali Soufan, a former FBI supervisory agent who worked under the Bush administration, describes the two methods of interrogation used by both the CIA and the FBI: the "informed interrogation approach" and the "enhanced interrogation method". The second corresponds to torture and is regarded "compliance rather than to elicit cooperation, according to Soufan. (0:55)
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Shelby: The Justice Department and its "abomination"

Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) describes the Department of Justice's request for funds as an "abomination" because this funding may be used to educate and mentor terrorists currently detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility but who may be housed within American soil once the prison is closed. (0:42)
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"A miscarriage of justice" for Senator Ted Stevens

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Ken Boehm believes that justice has been miscarried in the case of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. Today the Department of Justice dropped charges of wrongdoing against the Stevens, after a drawn out legal battle concerning financial disclosure. Boehm, chairman of the watchdog group the National Legal and Policy Center, said that because the Justice Department failed in its handling of the case, an elected official is not going to be brought to justice after violating the public trust.

Boehm, a former prosecutor, stated how the Department of Justice sould have done it differently.

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Leahy warns the president not to pardon in attorney firing scandal

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) warns President Bush that any pardon or clemency in the attorney firing scandal investigation will be seen as an admission of guilt. He says there must be accountability. Leahy was speaking at a press conference on the Department of Justice Inspector General's report on the attorney firing scandal. (0:48)
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Sen. Schumer (D-NY) disgusted by "despicable" Dept. of Justice discrimination

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on unfair employment practices at the Department of Justice, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) describes his disgust at those who discriminated against politically liberal applicants for law positions. He calls the practice "despicable" and regrets that they may go unpunished. (0:32)
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"Serious misconduct" at the Department of Justice

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on politicized hiring at the Department of Justice, Glenn Fine, the Inspector General for the Department, describes what the Department can do to prevent the "serious misconduct" that resulted in discrimination against liberal candidates for law positions. (0:39)
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"Mythical" voters threatening election legitimacy

At a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on voter fraud lessons learned from the 2004 Presidential election, Cleta Mitchell, a partner at Foley & Lardner, LLP, cites the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) as widespread voter fraud by fabricating voter registrations for dead, underage, and "mythical" people. She calls on the Committee and the Department of Justice to begin an investigation on ACORN's illegal activities.(0:44)
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey says that waterboarding was CIA authorized during a House of Representatives Judicial Committee Hearing

Mukasey says that he will not launch a criminal investigation into the confirmed use of waterboarding against terror suspects when asked by committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI).
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey declines to speak on the legality of waterboarding at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Attorney General Michael Mukasey testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee explains what it would take for waterboarding to be authorized for use by the CIA
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Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy speaks about waterboarding during a hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee gives his opening statement during a hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice. He says that the administration has told other officials not to define waterboarding as torture. (0:45)
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey speaks about his postion on waterboarding during Senate Judiciary Comittee hearing

Attorney General Michael Mukasey reads his opening statement at a hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice. He explains his position on the legality of waterboarding as an interrogation technique. (0:34)
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