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July 19, 2012

Rick Perry: Eric Holder's voter ID comments an attempt to incite racial tension

Eric Holder's remarks last week that voter ID laws are a modern-day version of a poll tax are receiving criticism…
July 11, 2012

Eric Holder: Barack Obama's 'secret weapon' with black voters?

OPINION - This nation’s first African-American Attorney General exists in the historical shadow of this nation’s first black president, but…
July 10, 2012

Eric Holder calls voter ID a modern 'poll tax' at NAACP convention

HOUSTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because…
July 10, 2012

Eric Holder to speak at NAACP convention in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to speak at the NAACP convention in Houston...
July 3, 2012

Eric Holder says he is a 'proxy' for election year attacks on Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder is charging that he's become a 'proxy' for Republican attacks against President Barack…
June 30, 2012

Justice Department won't prosecute Eric Holder for contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to withhold information about a bungled…
June 28, 2012

House votes to hold Eric Holder in contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the National Rifle Administration demanding a "yes" vote and African-American lawmakers vowing to walk out of…
June 28, 2012

Republicans not backing down on Holder contempt vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barring a last-minute deal, House Republicans plan historic votes Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in…
June 26, 2012

Black Republicans Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell team up to attack Eric Holder

Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell released a video attacking Attorney General Eric Holder for his position on voter ID laws...
June 21, 2012

GOP, Holder open to talks before contempt vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - Both House Republican officials and Attorney General Eric Holder say they're willing to negotiate an end to…
June 20, 2012

House committee holds Eric Holder in contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee has voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing…
June 20, 2012

Congressional committee could hold Holder in contempt today

WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee is poised to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt…
June 19, 2012

Holder and Issa meet on Operation Fast and Furious

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder wants a House panel to drop plans to try to hold him in…
June 14, 2012

Eric Holder proposes meeting by Monday with Issa

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa by Monday to settle a…
June 13, 2012

Why Holder is likely to survive a Republican barrage

ANALYSIS - Congressional Republicans have turned Attorney General Eric Holder into a symbol of their problems with the Obama administration...
June 12, 2012

The unnecessary GOP campaign against Eric Holder

OPINION - House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor are considering an extreme measure in a bringing up…
June 11, 2012

Holder appoints 2 US attorneys to lead leaks probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. attorneys are taking over separate FBI investigations into leaks of national security information that critics…
June 7, 2012

Republicans clash with Eric Holder on Fast and Furious

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder clashed Thursday with congressional Republicans seeking more information about a flawed gun-trafficking investigation…
June 7, 2012

Why Republicans should stop their push against Holder

OPINION - Congressional Republicans are taking extreme measures by considering holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress...
May 8, 2012

Civil rights group asks Issa not to hold Eric Holder in contempt

theGRIO REPORT - The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights has sent a letter to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) urging him…