Traditionally the commission doesn't act on those until after the Department of Justice -- 99 out of 100 times the Department of Justice goes first and the Department of Justice hasn't acted yet on that merger. 
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.
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Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
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Spain's Rafael Nadal walks across a roof of the commentery box, with the match time showing, as his celebrates his defeat of Switzerland's Roger Federer the men's singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 6, 2008.
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Rafael Nadal of Spain holds his trophy after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in their finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.
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LONDON - JULY 06: Samantha Stosur of Australia poses with the trophy after winning with Bob Bryan of United States the mixed doubles Final match against Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Mike Bryan of United States on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2008 in London, England.
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LONDON - JULY 06: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy winning the Championship during the men's singles Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2008 in London, England.
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A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008.
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People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.
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Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.
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Beef cattle feed on the Wulf farm in Morris, Minnesota, June 27, 2008. As Americans stock up on ground beef for Independence Day hamburgers this week, struggling cattlemen are watching a merger that some say could cost them millions of dollars. Brazil's JBS is awaiting U.S. Justice Department approval to buy two of the ranchers' big customers -- National Beef Packing Co and Smithfield Foods Inc's beef unit. Photo taken June 27, 2008.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: David Addington, Chief of Staff and former counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney, testifies before the House Judiciary committee during a hearing on the Bush administration's interrogation policy June 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Addington testified he did not play a major role in drafting a controversial 2002 Department of Justice memo regarding interrogation techniques.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: (L-R) David Addington, Chief of Staff and former counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney, former Department of Justice official John Yoo and Chris Schroeder, former acting assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel testify before the House Judiciary committee during a hearing on the administration's interrogation policy on June 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. The committee was seeking specifics about a controversial 2002 Department of Justice memo regarding interrogation techniques.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Chris Schroeder, former acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel testifies before the House Judiciary committee during a hearing on the administration's interrogation policy on June 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. The committee was seeking specifics on the drafting of a controversial 2002 Department of Justice memo regarding interrogation techniques.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Former Department of Justice official John Yoo testifies before the House Judiciary committee during a hearing on the administration's interrogation policy on June 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Yoo has cited attorney-client privilege in avoiding answering specific questions about his involvement in drafting the controversial 2002 memo on interrogation techniques.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Former Department of Justice official John Yoo testifies before the House Judiciary committee during a hearing on the administration's interrogation policy on June 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Yoo has cited attorney-client privilege in avoiding answering specific question about his involvement in drafting the controversial 2002 memo on interrogation techniques.
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip takes a question from the press as he announces the results of a national mortgage fraud enforcement operation at the Justice Department in Washington, June 19, 2008. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday it is aggressively investigating corporate fraud related to mortgage lending, generally involving large corporations.
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WASHINGTON -- Justice Department lawyers and investigators have come under more scrutiny after the Sept. 11 attacks than at perhaps any time since Watergate. Questions have been raised about the administration's strategies for going after terrorism
Story last updated at 7/6/2008 - 5:53 am
This editorial appeared in the Washington Post:
Last year, lawyers for the Social Security Administration queried the Justice Department: Does the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denies federal
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Soulskill
on Sunday July 06, @08:20AM
from the portable-deprivatizer dept.
Mike writes "According to a Washington Post article, federal officials are routinely asking and getting courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time
available for protection may also be reached by a curious child, an angry spouse or a depressed teen.
THE SUPREME COURT has spoken: Thanks to the court's blockbuster 5 to 4 decision, Washingtonians now have the right to own a gun for self-defense. I
Over the last few decades, it's been easy to blame the leadership of the Los Angeles Police Department, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and the district attorney's office for the catastrophic failures of L.A.'s criminal justice system. These
Madras High Court has held that in matters of compassionate appointments, law spoke only about the child and did not specify whether it is a legitimate or illegitimate child to its parents.
A Division Bench comprising Mr Justice S J Mukhopadhaya and
Chibueze Okorie (above l.) faces deportation for a past conviction, so son Chigozie (above and below) writes letters pleading for pardon.
After failing to get a response to three letters he sent to President Bush begging that his reformed father be
SCHERERVILLE | It's not tense in the halls of the Schererville police station, amid talk that a possible change in leadership is on the horizon. But the rumor mill is working at top speed, according to police.
Two Schererville councilmen confirmed June
Quotes spotlight for "Justice Department"
I think that the State Department is responsible for investigating crimes perpetrated against the State Department ... The (Justice Department) can do it, of course, but there has to be some involvement by the State Department.
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Rove had been talking with the Justice Department, and they were pursuing Don Siegelman as a result of Rove talking to the Justice Department at the request of Bill Canary
was said
in The Politico
The Justice Department wouldn't come to the people, we brought the people to the Justice Department
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