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habitue
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Obama administration defends $222,000 file-sharin...
It seems, the POTUS has discretion in telling the Justice Department what to pursue:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/23/obama-doma-unconsti...
rayiner
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The DOJ's decision to not prosecute DOMA is actually quite a soupy mess, and much more controversial legally than it was politically.
DannyBee
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This happens so rarely that POTUS having done this is itself now becoming a huge political football.
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