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Feds: Senior Citizen Militia Members Targeted Holder, McKinney

Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that four elderly militia members charged in a plot against citizens and federal employees were targeting Attorney General Eric Holder and former Rep. Cynthia McKinney as potential assassination targets.

Holder and McKinney's names were included on a hit list compiled by 73-year-old Frederick Thomas, federal prosecutors said at a bond hearing. Authorities also said Thomas had stockpiled 52 guns and 30,000 rounds of ammunition in his Georgia home. All four suspects pleaded not guilty.

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Topics: Cynthia McKinney, Eric Holder, Frederick Thomas, Georgia, Militia Movement, Militia movement, Militias

Cynthia McKinney

MCKINNEY: OFF THE HOOK!

First Karl Rove, now Cynthia McKinney! Doesn't anybody ever get indicted anymore? A grand jury has declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), who was accused of punching a cop.

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Cynthia McKinney

Capitol Police: McKinney Delivered "Closed Fist" Blow

As the grand jury in the Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) case issues subpoenas to every third Hill aide in its quest for the truth, we thought it would be a good time to post the police report that got the whole thing rolling.

According to the report, McKinney delivered a "closed fist" blow.

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