Weekend talking points: 7 top stories - June 22, 2012
What happened this week? Eric Holder played defense. Mitt Romney courted Latinos. And LeBron James finally donned a championship ring
By The Week Staff | June 22, 2012
Weekend talking points: 7 top stories
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House panel voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, and the full House will vote on the matter next week. Republicans charge that Holder failed to hand over documents related to a botched sting in which feds let weapons get into the hands of Mexican drug cartels, and President Obama invoked executive privilege to protect the documents. Could this probe backfire on the GOP?
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