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Here are some additional highlights of my Justice Department coverage:

• Gonzales Reflects on First Year Back In ‘Bush Country’
• Adams Hired for Conservative Credentials, Former DOJ Official Says
• The New Black Panther Party’s Mock Trial
• FBI Tries to Cut Down On Bureaucracy
• 32 DOJ Employee ‘Burrowed In’ During Bush Administration
• Exclusive: Holder Counselor Amy Jeffress to London
• Holder: Review of CIA’s Treatment of Detainees Almost Complete
• FBI Opens Investigation Into iPad Security Breach
• Cole’s AIG Tie a Very Risky Asset
• U.S. Marshals Service Director John Clarke Q&A
• Officials Dropped Out of CPAC Panel That Devolved Into Birther Forum
• Patriot Leader Says Bybee Rejected Him For Clerkship
• Could Health Care Law Bring Down Sheriff Joe?
• Former DOJ Lawyer Agree Electronic Privacy Law Outdated
• Report: Cocaine on the Decline, But Most Drugs Easily Available
• ATF Getting Over ‘Terrorism Envy’
• OPR Report Kickstarts Effort to Strengthen Inspector General
• Q & A with COPS Director Bernard Melekian
• Justice Department Honors Work of LGBT Employees
• Rachel Maddow on Holder’s First Year As Attorney General
• Newsweek Editor’s Book to Draw on Long Relationship With Holder
• As DOJ Seeks Liaison Partners, A Muslim Group’s Prominence Grows
• Retired Generals Hit Back At Critics of Gitmo Closure
• NPR Justice Correspondent Ari Shapiro Moves to White House
• Justice Department Requests Millions to Beef Up E-Discovery Capabilities

I’ve been covering the Justice Department for Main Justice since early November (with a few posts in October as well), and I wanted to highlight some of the articles I’ve written so far. In addition, I’ve inserted some of the videos I’ve taken at the bottom of this post.

Articles

The Black Panthers Case: A Legacy of Politicized Hiring

DOJ Works Overseas to Protect Intellectual Property

Perez in ‘Shock’ At Lack of Hate Crime Prosecutions

DOJ Official: Many Factors To Weigh In State Secrets Policy

Perez Plans Restoration, Revitalization of Civil Rights Division

Holder at White House Summit With Entertainment Executives on Intellectual Property Rights

Melodee Hanes: No Comment

Judiciary Committee Sends Media Shield Bill to Full Senate

Government Settles Indian Trust Fund Class Action Suit

House GOP Assails ACORN at Forum

DOJ Attorney Fights to Testify About Black Panthers

Moreno Sworn In As Environmental Division Celebrates Centennial

Civil Rights Division Spotlights Cross Burnings

Does Washington Need a District Attorney?

Mukasey Says Fort Hood Attack Was Terrorism

Qaeda-Linked Imam Calls Fort Hood Suspect A ‘Hero’

Perez Says Bill Would ‘Level Playing Field’ For Gay Workers

Gay DOJ Employees See Halting Progress on Rights

Videos

Asking Thomas Perez, head of the Civil Rights Division, a question after his speech at the National Press Club:

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