Talks fail to resolve Fast, Furious impasse
Contempt vote still on for Thursday
Posted: June 27, 2012 at 5:05 a.m.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while speaking at the "Protecting Civil Rights: A Symposium on Key Civil Rights Issues" in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. With a vote looming to hold Holder in contempt of Congress, a House committee chairman is challenging President Barack Obama's claim of executive privilege, invoked to maintain secrecy for some documents related to a failed gun-tracking operation. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Obama administration officials and House Republican staff members failed on Tuesday to resolve a document dispute that could lead to a precedent-setting contempt of Congress vote Thursday against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
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