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Eric Holder 24min ago

Attorney-general Holder in contempt over Fast and Furious, House decides

20 Jun 2012:
Republicans set up protracted showdown with White House as committee votes to place Eric Holder in contempt of Congress
Federal Reserve 1hr ago

Fed to pump $267bn into economy with warning that US recovery is slowing

20 Jun 2012:
Ben Bernanke extends Operation Twist stimulus but warns that unemployment is unlikely to improve before end of the year
Julian Assange 2hr 22min ago

Assange risks arrest in London if he leaves Ecuador embassy asylum

20 Jun 2012: WikiLeaks founder faces arrest the moment he leaves the embassy even if he is granted asylum, police have indicated
Hillary Clinton 2hr 56min ago

Online innovation threatened by governments, Clinton adviser warns

20 Jun 2012:
State department's Alec Ross tells London conference that governments will 'lash back' in bid to regain internet control
Film 3hr 56min ago

Andrew Sarris, influential film critic, dies aged 83

20 Jun 2012: Andrew Sarris, the American writer who popularised auteur theory, championed Alfred Hitchcock and had a print feud with Pauline Kael, has died in New York
Julian Assange 4hr 17min ago

Julian Assange's leading supporters face losing £240,000 in bail money

20 Jun 2012: Sureties posted at Westminster magistrates court by group of celebrities and activists now in jeopardy after WikiLeaks founder seeks asylum in Ecuadorean embassy
Penn State sexual abuse scandal 4hr 36min ago

Penn State trial: defence rests without calling Jerry Sandusky to testify

20 Jun 2012:
Closing arguments to come as defence rests after calling Sandusky's wife and his colleagues to witness stand
Minnesota 5hr 13min ago

Zoo animals perish as heavy Minnesota rains cause severe flash floods

20 Jun 2012:
Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth lost several animals to the floods – but many, including two seals, were able to escape
Obama administration 5hr 21min ago

Obama asserts executive privilege and backs Holder over Fast and Furious

20 Jun 2012:
House Republicans vow to press on with contempt vote with scene set for protracted struggle over attorney-general's future
Julian Assange 5hr 28min ago

Assange asylum bid driven by fear of life sentence or death penalty in US

20 Jun 2012: Assange's representatives say he was forced to seek asylum because he fears a 'political prosecution' in the US
Obama administration 6hr 42min ago

Obama asserts executive privilege over Fast and Furious files

20 Jun 2012:
House committee vows to press on with contempt vote against attorney-general Eric Holder, who was briefed on gun investigation
Federal Reserve 6hr 57min ago

Market jitters ahead of Federal Reserve announcement on US economy

20 Jun 2012:
Many analysts expect Bernanke to renew 'Operation Twist' plan to lower cost of borrowing at afternoon press conference
Texas 7hr 21min ago

Texas man will not be charged for beating daughter's molester to death

20 Jun 2012:
Grand jury says 23-year-old man was within his rights to use deadly force to protect daughter from attacker on family's ranch

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Eric Holder to face contempt proceedings over Fast and Furious - US politics live

Republicans vote for contempt proceedings against US attorney general Eric Holder over Fast and Furious investigation
Federal Reserve extends Operation Twist – as it happened

Central bank announces extension of Operation Twist and says it will buy another $267bn of longer-dated securities by the end of the year
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US sport

Jerry Sandusky trial judge says jury could have case by Thursday

A day after Sandusky's wife took the stand, observers wonder if he will testify in his own defence in the trial's final days
Will Orlando beat New York to be the next MLS team?

MLS: Stoke City board member and Orlando City owner Phil Rawlins is hoping Florida can claim the 20th MLS franchise if a home can't be found for a new New York team
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