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PICKET: DOJ files lawsuit against FLA voter over roll purge
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Florida on Tuesday alleging violations of the national voter registration act. This action follows Florida's own lawsuit against the Obama administration's Department of Homeland Security for refusing the state access to the federal database that could help identify who is a citizen and who is a non-citizen. Florida wants access this information in order to purge their voter rolls of individuals who cannot lawfully vote in the United States.
PICKET: Cornyn - 'too late' for compromises with Holder
Senator John Cornyn, Texas Republican, reamed Attorney General Eric Holder at the Senate Judiciary hearing Tuesday morning. Senator Cornyn called on Mr. Holder to resign following a list of grievances against the AG from the mishandling and stonewalling of documents pertaining to Fast and Furious, the botched ATF gun walking operation, to the recent national security intel leaks.
PICKET: (VIDEO)Cornyn calls on Holder to resign
Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and answered questions on Fast and Furious. Senator John Cornyn, Texas Republican, read a litany of grievances against the Attorney General including Mr. Holder's stonewalling of documentation requested by Congress.
PICKET: Obama to reporter - (VIDEO) I was too busy to visit Wis. during recall
President Barack Obama spoke to Green Bay ABC News and told the reporter the reason he did not visit Wisconsin during the recall election of Republican Governor Scott Walker and help campaign for Walker's opponent ,Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, was that he was too busy.
PICKET: DOJ says Issa's scheduled contempt vote against Holder fits 'tired political playbook'
The Justice Department has hit back at House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa, California Republican, over his move to schedule a vote in his committee next week on whether or not to charge Attorney General Eric Holder with contempt of Congress for the AG's failing to provide thousands of "Fast and Furious" gun walking documents that was demanded of him.
PICKET: Calif. budget deadline looms...S &P warns to cut more spending
Reuters is reporting that Standard and Poor's stated on Monday that California will have to cut more spending in in order to balance its 2013 fiscal budget. The state currently has a $15.7 billion deficit, which is Reuters reported to be "30 percent of the total gap all states" will face this fiscal year.
PICKET: Boehner - Justice Dept Out of Excuses on 'Fast & Furious’
House Speaker John Boehner's office released the statement below regarding the contempt charge vote against Attorney General Eric Holder over his failure to fully comply with a House Committee subpoena demanding more information on the botched ATF gun walking operation "Fast and Furious."
PICKET: FLA Congresswoman leads 87 member effort demanding Swat-ting investigation from DOJ
Congresswoman Sandy Adams, Florida Republican, sent a letter on Monday, signed by 87 House Republicans, to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to assign Justice Department officials to investigate the recent threat of “SWAT-tings.” (Scroll further down for letter in bold)
PICKET: NYC Congressmen critical of Bloomberg big soda ban proposal
New York CIty Congressmen are critical of Mike Bloomberg's sugary drink ban.
PICKET: Issa targets July 4 deadline for contempt decision on Holder
Darrell Issa, California Republican and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Thursday at the House Judiciary hearing, raked Attorney General Eric Holder over the coals for not complying with his committee's subpoenas and releasing the over 80,0000 documents relating to the failed ATF gun walking operation known as "Fast and Furious."
PICKET: Rep. Marchant demands DOJ investigation into blogger SWAT-tings
On the heels of Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss's letter that was sent to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding an inquiry into the attacks on conservative bloggers via SWAT-tings, Congressman Kenny Marchant, Texas Republican, sent a letter on Thursday to the attorney general demanding an investigation into the SWAT-tings.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Issa to Holder - 'You are not a good witness'
Congressman Darrell Issa, California Republican and Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, joined fellow judiciary committee members on Thursday during a hearing to question Attorney General Eric Holder on a range of issues. Mr. Issa, grilled AG Holder over failing to comply with the subpoena his own Oversight Committee sent the Justice Department regarding the thousands of documents relating to the botched ATF gun walking operation known as Fast & Furious.
PICKET: Chambliss demands DOJ inquiry into 'SWAT-ting' incidents against bloggers
Senator Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Republican, sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday demanding an investigation into the recent “SWAT-ting” incidents of conservative bloggers.
PICKET: Report - Woman slaps Mayor Barrett for conceding too early
Mayor Tom Barrett's concession speech, following his loss to Republican Governor Scott Walker, did not make one local Wisconsin woman happy with the Milwaukee Democrat. According to WISN 12 News, a woman "slapped" Mayor Barrett for conceding the Gubernatorial recall race too early.
PICKET:(VIDEO) Liberals attempt to explain away Walker WI win
Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker became the first governor in American history on Tuesday night to survive a recall election. The gubernatorial recall, pushed by unions and other left-wing progressives, was originally touted as something Democrats could count on winning by their own allies. In fact, many believed this would demonstrate how effective the unions could be for the Barack Obama campaign this year.
