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		<title>Reflecting on National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/576</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/576#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. If you suspect an act of human trafficking in your area, you can report a tip to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 1-888-373-7888. This national, toll free hotline is available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Justice Department: Committed to Environmental Stewardship</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/558</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/558#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Public Affairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today , the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive announced the winners of the fourth annual Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign (ERRC). The Department of Justice is proud to have made that list – receiving the award for Centralized Agency Participation. Between October of 2008 and September of 2009 the Department of Justice recycled or reused 3,264,646 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Reinvestment:  Reshaping Justice and Reallocating Resources</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/556</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/556#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, the Justice Department, in partnership with the PEW Center on the States, Public Welfare Foundation, and the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center hosted a National Summit on Justice Reinvestment on Capitol Hill.
Justice Reinvestment is a data-driven approach to reduce corrections spending and re-direct savings to other criminal justice strategies that decrease [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coordinating Council Charts Course for the Future</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/551</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/551#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention OJJDP (OJP)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, chaired by Attorney General Eric Holder, held its quarterly meeting this week in Washington, DC. As an independent body within the executive branch of the federal government, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transparency: The Tale of the Tape</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/547</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/547#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Information Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post by Norm Eisen, special advisor to President Obama for ethics and government reform, originally appeared on the White House blog.
Now that the Administration has served for more than a year, we are starting to see real progress on the openness and transparency front.  For the most part, we have gotten high marks in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Criminal Justice System as a Counterterrorism Tool: A Fact Sheet</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/541</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/541#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Public Affairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is committed to using every instrument of national power to fight terrorism – including intelligence and military operations as well as the criminal justice system.  As a counter-terrorism tool, the criminal justice system has proven incredibly effective in both incapacitating terrorists and gathering valuable intelligence from and about terrorists.  In every instance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statement on the Interrogation and Prosecution of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/536</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/536#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Public Affairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following statement was released by Matthew Miller, Director, Office of Public Affairs regarding the interrogation and prosecution of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab:
Since September 11, 2001, every terrorism suspect apprehended in the United States by either the Bush administration or the Obama administration has been initially arrested, held or charged under federal criminal law. Al Qaeda terrorists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bureau of Justice Assistance Podcasts Debut</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/532</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/532#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of The Office of Justice Programs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) introduced a new series of podcasts called Perspectives in Law Enforcement. These podcasts provide listeners with the latest information in innovations, practices and perspectives from the field of criminal justice.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Immigration Employment Rights: An ESOL Tool</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/527</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/527#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of the Office of Special Counsel of the Civil Rights Division.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) instructors and immigrant advocates now have new workbooks at their disposal courtesy of the Justice Department’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) education grant program.
Through lessons titled: &#8220;Working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AMBER Alert: Restoring Children to Their Homes and Peace to Families</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/520</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/520#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Kim Lowry, Communications Director for the Office of Justice Programs
There are few things more frightening than the loss of a child. Each year some 800,000 children are reported missing in the United States. Most of these children are not victims of abduction, and, fortunately, most soon return home.
For some children, however, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from Paula Zahn</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/511</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/511#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of journalist and producer, Paula Zahn. Ms. Zahn is one of the many celebrities who has partnered with the Department of Justice to raise awareness of issues around violence against women.
In my 30 years in journalism, I’ve covered issues of violence against women all too often and I’m proud to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automobile Fraud and Unsafe Vehicles: How the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System Can Help You Protect Yourself</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/504</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/504#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post appears courtesy of the Office of Justice Programs. Consumers can access vehicle information on www.vehiclehistory.gov.
Automobile theft and fraud negatively impacts public safety and often results in tremendous financial loss to the public.  In addition, car fraud can place unsuspecting consumers in unsafe vehicles. 
In 1996, Congress passed legislation to address these crimes and provide consumer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moments That Can Last a Lifetime</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/497</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/497#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post appears courtesy of Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The New Year is traditionally a time to make new commitments, or perhaps renew old ones we’ve let slide. January is National Mentoring Month – the perfect opportunity to consider what we could do to change a child’s life. 
When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memos to United States Attorneys: Establishing Guidance for Prosecutors Regarding Criminal Discovery</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/493</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/493#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Deputy Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, the Department of Justice convened a working group to explore the Department’s policies, practices, and training related to criminal case management and discovery. The group is made up of senior prosecutors from throughout the Department and from United States’ Attorney Offices, law enforcement representatives, and information technology professionals.
Today, in response to recommendations from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December is Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/489</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/489#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The post appears courtesy of The Office of Justice Programs
December’s designation as &#8220;National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month&#8221; is a reminder of the tragic consequences of alcohol and drug related auto crashes and deaths. Impaired driving is no accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) it&#8217;s a serious and deadly crime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responsible Fathers, Healthy Communities</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/482</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/482#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and Attorney General Eric Holder co-hosted a Fatherhood Town Hall at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.  The purpose of the town hall was to discuss the importance of fatherhood and how the criminal justice system can help support the successful reentry of fathers back into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department Hosts International Intellectual Property Program on Advanced Computer and Digital Forensics</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/476</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/476#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Building upon the successes of earlier efforts by the IP Crimes Enforcement Network (IPCEN) for Asia, the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a three-day training program on advanced computer and digital forensics for 15 key law enforcement officials from five IPCEN nations. The training seminar is designed to strengthen international cooperation in fighting large-scale [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Combating Environmental Crime with INTERPOL</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/471</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/471#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[INTERPOL - U.S. National Central Bureau]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the U.S. National Central Bureau (INTERPOL Washington) is hosting its first U.S. Interagency Environmental Crime Meeting. INTERPOL’s General Secretariat and INTERPOL Washington partnered in this effort to bring together approximately 35 representatives from federal agencies to discuss ways to foster communication and identify opportunities to enhance international cooperation and participation in combating environmental crime.
“I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Celebrities &#8220;Join the List&#8221; to Raise Awareness of Violence Against Women</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/458</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/458#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Department of Justice released a list of more than 100 celebrities who have lent their names in support of the Department’s &#8220;Join the List&#8221; initiative to raise public awareness on issues around violence against women.
Their participation serves as a declaration that they support ending violence against women, including domestic violence, teen dating violence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Briefs Filed in Three States to Enforce Supreme Court&#8217;s Olmstead Decision</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/451</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/451#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week proved to be a landmark for federal enforcement of the Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C., a ruling requiring States to eliminate unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities and to move persons who can function in the community out of segregated facilities.
The Olmstead decision has often been called the Brown v. Board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/431</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/431#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Criminal Justice Reference Service (OJP)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to a report from the Council of State Governments Justice Center, funded in part by the Office of Justice Programs&#8217; (OJP) National Institute of Justice (NIJ), 16.9 percent of the adults in a sample of local jails had a serious mental illness. That’s three to six times the rate of the general population. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage and Financial Fraud</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/425</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/425#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Assistant Attorney General Tony West, who oversees the Civil Division at the Department of Justice, was in Nevada to talk about combating mortgage fraud. With the highest foreclosure rate in the country, many Nevada families are feeling the pain of the housing crisis. When foreclosure is the result of mortgage fraud, that pain is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INTERPOL Welcomes New Director</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/397</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/397#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[INTERPOL - U.S. National Central Bureau]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post appears courtesy of INTERPOL.


Attorney General Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General David Ogden and Tim Williams, Director of INTERPOL Washington stand for the National Anthem shortly before Director Williams was installed into his new position by AG Holder today in the Department of Justice&#8217;s Great Hall. Photo by: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals


On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Advocacy Learning Center: A Force for Change</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/389</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/389#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced the inaugural class of the Advocacy Learning Center, a program created to improve the skills and abilities of advocates to be a powerful force in the movement to end violence against women. OVW awarded a $3.5 million technical assistance grant in Fiscal Year 2009 to Praxis International [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Predictive Policing: A National Discussion</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/385</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week in Los Angeles, California, the Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) hosted the Nation’s first symposium on Predictive Policing.  Predictive policing is a relatively new law enforcement concept that integrates approaches such as cutting-edge crime analysis, crime fighting technology, intelligence-lead policing and more to inform forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Special Day for the Environment and Natural Resources Division</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/377</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment and Natural Resources Division]]></category>

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Today, Attorney General Holder, Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and current and past employees gather to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Environment and Natural Resources Division.  Special guests included former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former Deputy Attorney General Carol Dinkins, and many former Assistant Attorneys General of the Division. 
Additionally, Attorney General Holder formally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez Formally Installed to Head Civil Rights Division</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/373</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Friday afternoon, Judge Linda K. Davis formally installed Tom Perez as Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division.  Attorney General Holder, Deputy Attorney General Ogden, and Associate Attorney General Perrelli were all present to formally welcome back Tom Perez to the Civil Rights Division.
Special guests that participated in the program included Melody Barnes, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Attorney General Eric Holder at Today&#8217;s Press Conference</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/348</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Security Division (NSD)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, at a press conference held at The Department of Justice, Attorney General Eric Holder, on behalf of The Departments of Justice and Defense, announced forum decisions for 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Watch the video:

Transcript (PDF)

Remarks as prepared:
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER: Good morning.  Just over eight years ago, on a morning our nation will never forget, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber Crime and Security</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/344</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s announcement of charges against individuals from Eastern Europe and Russia for allegedly hacking into credit card processors in the United States shines a spotlight on the issue of cyber crime and security. 
The Department of Justice, through the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), is working diligently with foreign nations all over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problem-Solving Courts: Alternatives for Communities and Offenders</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/337</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. 
You may have heard about problem-solving courts such as drug courts, which have been in use since the early 1990s and are intended to combine drug treatment and court monitoring to help offenders stay out of prison and [...]]]></description>
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