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Staten Island precinct the setting of a new campaign against illegal guns - It’s been nearly a decade since two undercover detectives were notoriously murdered on Staten Island in a gun buy-and-bust operation gone wrong. Undercover Detectives Rodney Andrews’ and James...

Gun club reorganizes on East Side, partially for safety - Shooting sports and firearms training generally are not hot topics in the African-American community. But some East Side residents mainly concerned about personal safety are reconstituting a dormant hunting and...

Justice Department shields Holder from prosecution after contempt vote - The Justice Department moved Friday to shield Attorney General Eric Holder from prosecution after the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress.  The contempt vote technically opened...

Statement From Representative Hochul On Attorney General Holder Contempt Vote - The following is a statement from Representative Kathy Hochul (NY-26) after the House of Representatives today voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in Contempt of Congress: “We can...

Owens, Hochul vote to hold Holder in contempt - Two Upstate American congressional representatives in tough campaigns were among 17 Democrats who voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.  Reps. Kathy Hochul, D-Buffalo and Bill Owens,...

AG Holder decries 'political' vote, vows to go back to work - Attorney General Eric Holder blasted the House's vote to hold him in contempt and vowed to stay focused on his work at the Department of Justice.  Speaking at a press conference Thursday shortly after...

Holder statement on House contempt vote - The following is Attorney General Eric Holder's statement, as released by the Justice Department, following a House vote finding him in contempt of Congress: "Today's vote is the regrettable culmination of what became a...

Attorney General Holder held in contempt of Congress - The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over subpoenaed documents in the Operation Fast and Furious case.

House finds Attorney General Holder in contempt - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress on Thursday as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives sanctioned the nation's top law enforcement official for withholding some documents...