Politics

Holder, Carney Under Attack as Scandal-Gate Widens

As tough questions come in, the White House finds itself at a loss for easy answers, writes John Avlon.

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For journalists, privacy concerns and the Patriot Act just got personal. In two brutal press conferences Tuesday afternoon, the Obama administration caught both barrels from a newly aggressive press corps.

Confronting a hailstorm of questions on the Justice Department’s secret subpoena of AP phone records and the IRS targeting conservative groups...

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