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President Obama speaks to students at Mooresville Middle School Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Mooresville, N.C. (Associated Press)

Scope of phone records seizure causes alarm; data collection goes beyond Verizon

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Chris Cioban, manager of the Verizon store in Beachwood, Ohio, holds up an Apple iPhone 4G. Britain's Guardian newspaper says the National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a secret court order. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

White House defends NSA collection of Verizon phone records; insists no eavesdropping

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Republicans slam Dept. of Justice’s defense of Eric Holder as ‘insulting’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Drilled by the quill

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

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

KUHNER: Holder the horrible

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Shield law isn’t the answer

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

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Deadline set for James Cole to detail Eric Holder’s recusal

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this March 14, 2006, file photo, the Wal-Mart store in Princeton, N.J., is seen. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest private employer, plans to end automatic profit-sharing contributions for its employees in a revamp of its benefits package that it says will give workers more chance to share in its financial success. (AP Photo/Jose F. Moreno, File)

Walmart hit with $110M fine for dumping pesticides down sewer

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration: Bill of Rights

TREMOGLIE: The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact

By Michael P. Tremoglie

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

NAPOLITANO: An assault on freedom of the press

By Andrew P. Napolitano

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric Holder listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice." (Associated Press)

Media shunning Holder’s off-record meetings

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledges award recipients as he speaks during the Office of Inspector Generals annual awards ceremony on May 29, 2013, at the Justice Department in Washington. (Associated Press)

House probes whether Eric Holder lied, wants explanation of ‘discrepancies’ about surveillance

By Dave Boyer and Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Diego County, Calif., is operated by Southern California Edison. (Associated Press)

Sen. Barbara Boxer asks Justice Department to probe Calif. utility

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama holds up a stuffed bear that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (not shown) had won tossing a football after playing the "Touchdown Fever" game on the boardwalk during their visit to Point Pleasant, N.J., on May 28, 2013. Obama traveled to New Jersey to join Christie to inspect and tour the Jersey Shore's recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. (Associated Press)

Teaming up with Christie, Obama says Jersey shore ‘back in business’

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

"With regard to the potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material — that is not something I've ever been involved in, heard of, would think would be wise policy," Attorney General Eric Holder said in his May 15 testimony to Congress on the Justice Department's probe into media leaks.

Report: Committee probes Holder’s testimony in media leak case

By Cheryl K. Chumley and - The Washington Times

**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Senators say Holder can’t ‘review’ himself on news media snooping

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Associated Press)

Eric Holder signed off on DOJ affidavit for Fox reporter: report

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Christopher Harper

HARPER: Both sides at fault in government-media standoff

By Christopher Harper

The Washington Times

NAPOLITANO: Tyranny just around the corner

By Andrew P. Napolitano

** FILE ** Co-anchors Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier. (Fox News via Associated Press)

Fox anchor: Justice Department seized phone records for reporter James Rosen’s parents

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times