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Suit says FDA monitored staffers' private email

Current and former Food and Drug Administration officials say in a lawsuit that the agency secretly monitored their private email after they raised concerns that approved medical devices might risk public safety.

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Japanese auto suppliers to pay price-fixing fine

Two Japanese auto suppliers have agreed to pay more than half a billion dollars in criminal fines for a price-fixing conspiracy in the sale of parts to U.S. automakers, the Justice Department announced Monday.

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US asks for time to try ICE agent shooting suspect

Prosecutors are asking for extra time to coordinate with Mexican authorities before heading to trial against an accused Zeta drug cartel member charged in the shooting of two U.S. agents.

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Appeals court rejects appeal by Abramoff partner

An appeals court says it cannot reduce a $20 million restitution order against the public relations consultant who partnered with lobbyist Jack Abramoff to bilk Indian tribes out of millions in inflated fees.

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Appeals court hears challenge to Voting Rights Act

Appeals court judges expressed concern Thursday about whether to overrule Congress' determination that some southern states and other jurisdictions still must have federal election monitoring to protect minority voting rights.

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Ex-Senate aide faces jail for violating probation

A former aide to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is facing 10 weekends in jail after bringing a steak knife to a halfway house.

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Agent loses appeal over accidental shooting video

A federal agent who accidentally shot himself while lecturing children on gun safety lost his appeal Tuesday in a lawsuit over release of the video that subjected him to ridicule on the Internet and late-night talk shows.

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Judge rejects denial of FOIA request in Young case

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department's refusal to turn over records of its criminal investigation into Rep. Don Young's handling of a Florida highway project, including its decision not to charge the congressman.

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US argues it is immune from STD experiment lawsuit

The Obama administration argued Monday that Guatemalans unknowingly exposed to sexually transmitted diseases by U.S. researchers in the 1940s cannot sue the United States, no matter how shameful and unethical the studies were.

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Suspect in immigration agent killing held in US

An alleged Mexican drug cartel member was arraigned in U.S. federal court Wednesday on murder charges from the roadside ambush of two U.S. immigration agents working south of the border.

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Justice reports record false claims recoveries

The Justice Department reported Monday that it has recovered nearly $9 billion in fraud against the government since the beginning of the Obama administration, a record three-year total.

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FBI: Violent and property crime down in early 2011

The FBI said Monday that violent and property crimes reported to police continue to drop despite tough economic times.

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Appeals court upholds rule favoring airline unions

An appeals court has upheld an Obama administration rule change making it easier for unions to organize airline and railroad workers.

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Appeals court blocks cement plant pollution rule

A federal appeals court is blocking an Environmental Protection Agency rule designed to reduce pollution at cement plants.

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Contempt against Stevens' prosecutors upheld

A contempt of court citation against the prosecutors who tried the late Sen. Ted Stevens has been upheld on appeal.

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Sprint, C Spire agree with AT&T to postpone suits

AT&T Inc. and two of its rivals have agreed to postpone their lawsuits over AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA now that the $39 billion deal is in jeopardy.

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Obama administration appeals cigarette pack ruling

The Obama administration is appealing a judge's order blocking a requirement that tobacco companies put graphic images warning about the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs.

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No charges recommended for Stevens prosecutors

The special prosecutor who investigated the botched case against late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is not recommending criminal charges against any of the Justice Department attorneys who tried him despite finding widespread misconduct beyond what has yet been publicly revealed.

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Woman pleads guilty in illegal export to Pakistan

A San Francisco-area suburbanite pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to ship material for a Pakistani nuclear reactor after initially denying she was behind any scheme contributing to the proliferation threat.

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Judge rejects appeal by Abramoff's former partner

Ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's former partner in crime shouldn't expect relief on his appeal to reduce a $20 million restitution order.

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Judge halts H&R Block's plans to acquire TaxACT

A federal judge is stopping H&R Block's plans to acquire the creator of TaxACT software because she found it would reduce competition in the do-it-yourself tax preparation market.

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Ex-Gitmo prosecutor suing over firing after op-eds

The former chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay is suing the Library of Congress for firing him after he wrote opinion columns in two leading newspapers criticizing the Obama administration's decision to try some suspected terrorists before military tribunals.

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Prosecutors say judge can't make them pay Clemens

Prosecutors in the steroid trial against baseball great Roger Clemens are telling a judge he has no authority to make them pay his attorney fees from a mistrial.

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Appeals court upholds Obama health care law

A conservative-leaning appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law, as the Supreme Court prepares to consider this week whether to resolve conflicting rulings over the law's requirement that all Americans buy health care insurance.

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Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages

A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.

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