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Justice Dept. Won’t Prosecute Holder

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After Republicans hold him in contempt of Congress.

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That was a close one. Attorney General Eric Holder won't be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after the Justice Department declared he had not committed a crime. Holder had refused to share documents about a gun-tracking operation nicknamed "Fast and Furious." Yesterday, the House voted 255-67 to hold him in contempt of Congress, which was the first time in U.S. history a current attorney general has been held in contempt.

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