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Eric Holder

Eric Holder

Eric Holder grilled by House committee

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder was due to testify before Congress on Wednesday as the Justice Department opens a criminal investigation of the federal tax collection agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 15: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the media while announcing new criminal charges and settlement in the case against the BP oil company on November 15, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. BP will pay $4.5 billion dollars in the settlement and plead guilty to 14 criminal charges. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Eric Holder wants Voting Rights Act provision upheld

Peter Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Attorney General Eric Holder challenged the Supreme Court to uphold a key section of the Voting Rights Act...
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In this handout from the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with (L to R) Chris Mizelle, Director for Russia and Central Asia, NSS, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Chief of Staff Jack Lew and Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor in the Oval Office before a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on July 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Souza/White House Photo via Getty Images)

White House: Obama committed to diverse cabinet

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to criticism from a fellow Democrat, the White House said Tuesday that anyone unhappy with the level of diversity in President Barack Obama's second-term Cabinet should hold the criticism until he completes it.
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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice." Holder urged Congress to confront gun violence by requiring universal background checks, imposing tougher penalties on traffickers and banning high-capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Eric Holder promises more openness on national security

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder promised the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration will share more information with Congress...
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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Eric Holder urges senators to confront gun violence

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder is urging Congress to confront gun violence by requiring universal background checks, imposing tougher penalties on traffickers and banning high-capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons...
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In this handout from the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with (L to R) Chris Mizelle, Director for Russia and Central Asia, NSS, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Chief of Staff Jack Lew and Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor in the Oval Office before a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on July 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Souza/White House Photo via Getty Images)

Are there too many white men in the White House?

Zerlina Maxwell
OPINION - Does President Obama need binders full of women? Maybe...
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Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the media while announcing new criminal charges and settlement in the case against the BP oil company on November 15, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Eric Holder: We need national standards for voting

Morgan Whitaker, Politics Nation
POLITICS NATION - Attorney General Eric Holder said America’s election system needs to be made 'stronger and more accessible,' and defended the Justice Department’s challenges to restrictive voting laws...
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Attorney General Eric Holder is welcomed at the NAACP annual convention Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Eric Holder to stay on as Attorney General

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - Eric Holder appears to have some gas left in the tank after announcing his plans to continue as the Attorney General under the Obama administration...
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Aretha Franklin performs onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Queen of Soul performs for first lady

Oscar Wells Gabriel II, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Aretha Franklin says "it was fabulous" to have first lady Michelle Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder attend her show in Washington, DC...
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Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the media while announcing new criminal charges and settlement in the case against the BP oil company on November 15, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

BP moves beyond Gulf spill disaster

Jonathan Fahey, Associated Press
(AP) - BP's $4.5 billion settlement of federal criminal charges in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the U.S. coast in 2010 is a record amount, and a significant sum of money...
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