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House Republicans ask for explanation of ATF gun tactics

By David Heath

March 10, 2011

A group of House Republicans are demanding the details of a federal investigation that enabled guns suspected of being bought by a drug cart

Napolitano quizzed on ATF probe, NRA weighs in

By David Heath

March 9, 2011

Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate committee today that she knew nothing of a shift in strategy that delayed arrests

Eastern Shore homebuilder investigated for storm water runoff

By Joe Eaton

August 20, 2008

Eastern Shore homebuilder investigated for storm water runoff

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"… y-based homebuilder K. Hovnanian Enterprises is under investigation by the Department of Justice for possible violations of the Clean Water Act.Hovnanian, which has been f …"

"… ther wildlife, in addition to causing erosion.According to the report, the Department of Justice began looking into the company’s storm water discharge practices after a …"

"… development on the website it maintains for prospective buyers.The federal Department of Justice is checking into the practices of at least one other large developer in ad …"

BP to pay record fine, spend $500M to upgrade Texas refinery

By Jim Morris and M.B. Pell

August 12, 2010

UPDATED BP will pay a $50.6 million penalty and spend at least $500 million to upgrade its Texas City, Texas, refinery where a 2005 explosio

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"… with OSHA will affect a related criminal case against the corporation. The Department of Justice could seek to revoke BP’s probation in that case, which found Clean Air …"

Consumer group: Electricity price-gouging feared until bids made public

By Jim Morris

April 29, 2010

Enron Corp.’s manipulation of the California energy market in 2000 and 2001 is notorious. Electricity bills soared and blackouts affected hu

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"… acle can’t happen again, Slocum points to the $12 million settlement the Department of Justice reached with KeySpan Corp. in February. KeySpan violated antitrust laws by …"

Dirty politics

By Stephanie Mencimer

May 30, 2008

When it comes to presidential elections, all politics is dirty. As Susan Estrich, Michael Dukakis’s campaign manager in 1988, says, “He who

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"… and June of 2007.From Opposition Researcher to U.S. Attorney: Tim Griffin (Department of Justice)In every election, there is always at least one candidate who promises to …"

"… ecause he had “brought them and their falsity” to the attention of the Department of Justice while he was being considered for the U.S. attorney position. Griffin also …"