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** FILE ** Former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman (right) denies responsibility for a list that told specialists to “be on the lookout” for tea party groups. (Associated Press)

Former IRS commissioner says scrutiny was not his job as a political appointee

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyans watch a Sept. 21, 2012, protest in Benghazi, Libya, against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias. (Associated Press)

Obama takes security measures, but Benghazi questions still loom

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Thomas Pickering (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP seeks more information on Benghazi from accountability investigators

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2011, is pictured in Benghazi on Wednesday, April 11, 2011. Leaders of a House committee have said U.S. diplomats in Libya made repeated requests for increased security for the consulate in Benghazi and were turned down by officials in Washington. In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rep. Darrell Issa and Rep. Jason Chaffetz said their information came from "individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya." (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

EDITORIAL: Benghazi answers

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Elijah E. Cummings Maryland Democrat (Associated Press)

Lawmaker: NFL players ‘trying to back out’ on HGH

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

**FILE** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. speaks July 26, 2012, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

‘Talks’ begin on ‘Fast and Furious’ gunrunning operation

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this July 8, 2009, file photo, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

House members’ VIP loans excluded from subpoena

By Larry Margarsak - Associated Press

Illustration Eric Holder by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

BURTON: Fast and Furious stonewalling looks like guilt

By Rep. Dan Burton

** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reads from a book on June 20, 2012, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, quoting the president's right to assert executive privilege after learning that President Obama has done so in the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking case, refusing to turn over related documents to Congress. The committee proceeded with its markup to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for his failure to produce those documents. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Issa: Obama executive privilege claim is cover-up or obstruction

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reads from a book on June 20, 2012, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, quoting the president's right to assert executive privilege after learning that President Obama has done so in the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking case, refusing to turn over related documents to Congress. The committee proceeded with its markup to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for his failure to produce those documents. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Obama asserts executive privilege over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa tells the media that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. must provide Congress with the requested documents in the "Fast and Furious" probe in this June 20, 2012, file photo. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Obama claims privilege in gunrunning probe

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks April 30, 2012, in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama raises legal eyebrows with executive privilege claim

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Pat Meehan (second from left), Pennsylvania Republican, calls June 20, 2012, on Capitol Hill for the release of additional Justice Department documents as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. (Associated Press)

House committee votes to hold Holder in contempt

By Jerry Seper and Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

House moving to hold Holder in contempt

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at an event hosted by the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Holder says he is designating a coordinator to oversee the Justice Departmentís efforts to combat human trafficking after charging a record number of defendants the past year. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Papers show Justice was told about tactics in gunrunning

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican (Associated Press)

Issa: Officials had information about ‘reckless tactics’ in ‘Fast and Furious’

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican (Associated Press)

House: Feds below average at processing FOIA requests

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

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Holder faces wrath in Hill hearing on ‘Fast and Furious’

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing titled "Fast & Furious: Management Failures at the Department of Justice." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Issa pushes Holder to produce documents or face contempt

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times