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US President Barack Obama speaks about the home loan mortgage settlement between US states and five leading banks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2012. The US Justice Department announced a $25 billion settlement between the states and the banks to resolve complaints that they abused millions of borrowers in home loan foreclosures.
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When you look at what this Justice Department has done, not only have they taken them to task on voter I.D., they have also taken them to task on their immigration law, and the most egregious thing is the National Labor Relations Board where they come into a right to work state and tell the state of South Carolina we aren't going to let a private company come in here
When I’m the president of the United States, the states are going to have substantially more rights to take care of their business and not be forced by the EPA or by the Justice Department for that matter to do things that are against the will of the people
If I were [the Justice Department's antitrust regulators] I would shoot it downMore quotes »
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Colorado looking into pot-banking co-ops
Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states, but the industry has a decidedly black-market aspect -- it's mostly cash-only.Banks won't touch pot money. The drug is illegal under federal law, and processing transactions or investments with pot money puts fede 2/14/12 Read more »
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Japanese auto suppliers to pay price-fixing fine
Two Japanese auto suppliers have agreed to pay more than half a billion dollars in criminal fines for a price-fixing conspiracy in the sale of parts to U.S. automakers, the Justice Department announced Monday.Yazaki Corp. agreed to pay a $470 million fin Read more »
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Judge: BP contract shielded Transocean in spill
(AP) -- The rig owner involved in drilling the ill-fated well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico and spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil will not have to pay many of the pollution claims because it was shielded in a contract with well-owner BP, Read more »
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Zynga mulls online gambling market
Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market -- online gambling. Zynga Inc. confirmed Friday that it is in active talks with potential partners. San Francisco-based Zynga says it is speaking to the poten Read more »
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Online gambling fight now about when, who _ not if
(AP) -- The fight to fully legalize online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play and more about who will bring the action to them -- and when.A recent U.S. Justice Department opinion opened the door for cash-strapp Read more »
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ApolloSpeaks: BARACK OBAMA'S WAR ON RELIGION AND HIS ANTI-CATHOLIC COWARDICE
Barack Obama: High Pope of the Secular Liberal Church Catholic gay rights ideologue Andrew Sullivan wrote a laughable piece for Daily Beast (see) claiming that Obama's so called "victory" in the birth control mandate controversy with the Catholic Church 2/14/12 from Town Hall Read more »
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Issa boosts Holder contempt threat
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is escalating his threat to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal because the Justice Department has not produced cert 6:38 AM from The Politico Read more »
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Apple, Research in Motion and Microsoft given go ahead to acquire Nortel patents
The US Department of Justice has given the go ahead to the $4.5 billion bid for Nortel's patents, by a group of companies that include Apple, Research in Motion and Microsoft. The Nortel's portfolio has approximately 6,000 patents, where the Department o 5:13 AM from IT Pro Portal Read more »
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Google's Motorola deal could be boost in rivalry with Apple
With official OKs from the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission on Monday, Google moved closer to finalizing its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility. That could be great news for Google, which is looking to stretch its interests into more 3:28 AM from Macworld UK Read more »
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Prosecution seeks to keep Amish sect leader jailed
The Justice Department has asked a federal appellate court to keep Amish sect leader Sam Mullet behind bars, saying he arranged a series of beard-cutting attacks on other Amish in Ohio, concealed evidence from law enforcement and maintains "unquestionabl 12:43 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read more »
