News Alert: House panel holds Attorney General Holder in contempt

	Wednesday, June 20, 2012 4:27:57 PM NEWS ALERT House panel holds Attorney General Holder in contempt A House panel moves to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for failing to cooperate with a congressional inquiry into the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation. The citation sets up a clash between Congress and the executive branch over the extent of presidential power that may take months to play out. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fast-and-furious-scandal-obama-exerts-executive-privilege-house-panel-moves-forward-with-contempt-vote/2012/06/20/gJQAGImIqV_story.html?hpid=z1 Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy