Report: Boehner Approves Holder Contempt Resolution Over Fast and Furious

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CBS New reports that a 48-page long contempt resolution is being prepared by House Republicans:

House Republicans investigating the Fast and Furious scandal have gotten the go-ahead by their party leaders to pursue a contempt citation against Attorney General Eric Holder, senior congressional aides told CBS News. The resolution will accuse Holder and his Justice Department of obstructing the congressional probe into the allegations that the government let thousands of weapons fall into the hands of Mexican drug cartels.

Background on Fast and Furious here.

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