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10-71954 Lilian Constanza v. Eric Holder, Jr.
A citizen of Guatemala petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals #39; denial of her motion to reopen in absentia.
By: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Wall Street has 25 billion reasons to want to see Eric Holder go.
The Attorney Generals Justice Department collected nearly $25 billion in fines and settlements in 2014 its biggest haul ever.
And the lions share of the loot came from the biggest US banks, Justice said in a statement on Wednesday.
The total for the year ended Sept. 30 includes some monies from the $17 billion levied on Bank of America, $13 billion from JPMorgan Chase, and $7 billion from Citigroup all for their roles in the 2008 financial crisis.
The largest single source of collections during 2014 came from civil settlements to resolve financial fraud claims, including record penalties paid by JPMorgan and Citigroup, Holder said in a statement.
These settlements also provide for billions of dollars of relief to struggling homeowners.
The amount collected is about three times what the department brought in for 2013, Holder added.
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Know when to Hold em: AG nets $25B from Wall St.
November 18 Senate Democrat Leadership Press Conference
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discussed President Barack Obama #39;s expected executive action on immigration, judicial nominations and the potential for a government shutdown at his weekly...
By: Roll Call
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Obama to host all-Democrat immigration dinner
President Obama will host a dinner Wednesday night at the White House for 18 Democrats to discuss his upcoming immigration plans.
By: The Washington Examiner
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One word sums up Sen. Mary Landrieus, D-La., chances in her Dec. 6 runoff against Republican Bill Cassidy: Grim.
Already facing long odds, her electoral outlook became even more daunting after fellow Senate Democrats this week blocked Landrieus last-ditch effort to pass legislation green-lighting the Keystone XL pipeline a development that could have bolstered her political standing in oil-rich Louisiana.
I just dont know how you do it, is the general consensus on Landrieus prospects from a group of Louisiana political experts, commentators and even operatives from her own party after the results from the states jungle primary earlier this month, when she finished first but with just 42 percent of the vote.
She would have to almost double her white vote to win the election, assuming the black turnout is as good as it was in the primary, said a former Louisiana Democratic political operative.
Indeed, Landrieu got the support from just 18 percent of white voters (who made up 64 percent of the Nov. 4 electorate) and 22 percent of white women (33 percent of total electorate).
You cant win an election in Louisiana with that, added the former operative. Its just math.
Piling onto the bleak outlook, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee pulled its spending on TV ads, while the GOP has been pummeling Landrieu on the airwaves. Cassidy and friends bought out 96 percent of TV spots that ran in the first week of the runoff, according to a report by Bloomberg. Bob Mann, a former longtime political operative and current professor at Louisiana State University, said Landrieu is only on the air in two media markets across the state.
Sensing some overkill, the National Republican Senatorial Committee cancelled a wave of ads scheduled to air this week and plans to buy a significant number of spots the week of the runoff, according to Politico.
Still, theres a reason not to count out Landrieu, who is now the last Democratic senator standing from the Deep South.
If you ask anyone around here theyll say shes the only Democrat who could pull this off, said Jeremy Alford, the editor of the non-partisan political newsletter LaPolitics Weekly.