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Albuquerque chief hires deputy to oversee reforms

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Mayor welcomes release of federal probe results

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House Oversight Committee Republicans' new report accuses Lois G. Lerner of "reckless handling" of sensitive taxpayer information because she forwarded it from her government account to a private email. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Will Holder bring charges vs. Lois Lerner in IRS scandal?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Judge: State must provide info on vouchers to US

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Rhode Island to improve jobs for mentally disabled

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Holder blames gun lobby for contempt of Congress vote

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Tuesday, April 1, 2014, file photo families of victims of a General Motors safety defects in small cars hold photos of their loved ones as they gather on the lawn on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Angry families want GM prosecuted for defects

By TOM KRISHER and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

The Pentagon said 4 percent of all active-duty military women in 2010 and 6 percent in 2012 were victims of "unwanted sexual contact" in the previous 12 months. (Associated Press)

Doubts on military’s sex assault stats as numbers far exceed those for the U.S.

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Heroin use, deaths on rise in Wisconsin

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 7, 1953, file photo, Navajo miners work at the Kerr McGee uranium mine at Cove, Ariz., on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. Kerr-McGee left abandoned uranium mine sites, including contaminated waste rock piles, in the Lukachukai mountains of Arizona and in the Ambrosia Lake area of New Mexico. The Lukachukai mountains are located immediately west of Cove, Ariz., and are a culturally significant part of the Navajo Nation. This site is among thousands that are part of the $5.15 billion settlement with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. with approximate amount of funding for cleanup efforts and details about the sites, in information provided by the Justice Department. (AP Photo)

Feds reach $5.15B settlement over mining cleanup

By FELICIA FONSECA and ERIC TUCKER and DINA CAPPIELLO - Associated Press

Justice Department internal report: Fort Hood gunman dead of self-inflicted wound

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Albuquerque mayor asks DOJ to help with police

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

Texas Gov. Rick Perry

Perry: Restrictions, deadline make federal anti-rape prison act unworkable for Texas

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Major events in GM’s recall of 2.6M small cars

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Todd Jones, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is slated to testify Wednesday before Congress on Operation Fearless. (Associated Press)

Watchdog: ATF allowed official’s salary double-dip

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Major events in GM’s recall of 1.6 million cars

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Feds support Hawaii driver’s license lawsuit

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - Associated Press

Attorney General Eric Holder participates in a discussion on the importance of universal access to preschool and the need to reduce "unnecessary and unfair school discipline practices and other barriers to equity and opportunity at all levels of education" Friday, March 21, 2014, at J. Ormond Wilson Elementary School library in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Anti-drug task force withholds data and blocks probes, new report says

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Jan. 16, 2014, file photo, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Issa is asking the White House to turn over records related to President Barack Obama's decision to reopen the White House political office earlier this year. Issa says he wants to know if the White House might be using taxpayer money improperly to help Democratic candidates for Congress and other offices. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP aide on White House: ‘They’ve blown off the subpoenas’; IRS faces another hearing

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman, flanked by Mayor Kevin Faulconer talks about the federal investigation of the San Diego Police Department at a news conference Monday, March 24, 2014, in San Diego. The city said in a statement Sunday that the investigation was an attempt to restore transparency and was &quot;the first of many steps to help rebuild the San Diego Police Department.&quot; (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Feds probe San Diego police misconduct

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press