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Eric Holder

Eric Holder
Personal data
Date of birthJanuary 21, 1951(age 60)
Place of birthThe Bronx, New York, United States
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseSharon Malone
ChildrenMaya
Brooke
Eric
Alma materColumbia University (A.B.)
Columbia Law School (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney at Law
ReligionEpiscopal
82nd United States Attorney General
Assumed officeFebruary 3, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyDavid Ogden (2009-2010)
James Cole (since 2010)
Preceded byMichael Mukasey
Deputy Attorney General of the United States
In officeJune 13, 1997 - January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Succeeded byLarry Thompson
Preceded byJamie Gorelick
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
In officeOctober 1993 - June 13, 1997
Nominated byBill Clinton
Preceded byJ. Ramsey Johnson
Associate Judge on Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In officeOctober 1988 - October 1993
Nominated byRonald Reagan

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Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is the 82nd and current Attorney General of the United States and the first African American to hold the position, serving under President Barack Obama.

Holder previously served as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, a United States Attorney, Deputy Attorney General of the United States and worked at the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. He was senior legal advisor to then-Senator Barack Obama during Obama's presidential campaign and one of three members of Obama's vice-presidential selection committee.

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Lindsey Graham vs. Attorney General Eric Holder
4.67 min. | 4.41 user rating		 In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on 5/13/2010, US Attorney General refuses to use the term "radical Islam."
2.10 min. | 4.22 user rating		 For more visit www.keepamericasafe.com. Call Eric Holder today 202-514-2000 and tell him advocates for terrorist detainees do not Keep America Safe.
0.80 min. | 1.97 user rating		 This is a video excerpt from C-SPAN's coverage of Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) questioning Attorney General Eric Holder about his knowledge of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (commonly known as the Arizona Immigration Law).
3.73 min. | 4.91 user rating		 Speaking at a press conference on Feb 25 with DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, and reiterating a position made by the White House following DEA raids in California on February 4, US Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that ending federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries "is now American policy." The Attorney General's comments are the latest sign of a sea change in federal policy that prohibits the use of medical cannabis in the thirteen states that have enacted such laws.
0.87 min. | 4.83 user rating
Obama's DOJ drops polling place intimidation charges against the white cracker killing New Black Panthers. I guess these white cracker killers are now free to roam the streets and to intimidate all future white crackers who simply want to exercise their right to vote just like the blacks do. Will there ever be justice for the white cracker? Will the white cracker, who they say has not contributed anything to the world, will he be permitted to exercise his voting rights? What the white crackers of this country need is one of their own in the White House, someone who knows what it means to be a looked-down-on white cracker in a land of Hispanics and black people. Only someone of the same white cracker ethnic background can possibly help us white crackers in the future, and that is why I am starting a new organization called; The NAAWC: The National Association for the Advancement of White Crackers. Please join me and my new association and we will put an end to these attacks on the white cracker. We will spread the truth about the white cracker and how he has helped the world. White Cracker Power! -jbranstetter04 The Washington Times Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day, according to documents and interviews. The incident - which gained national <b>...</b>
7.42 min. | 4.32 user rating		 WASHINGTON â Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, said Wednesday the United States was "a nation of cowards" on matters of race, with most Americans avoiding candid discussions of racial issues. In a speech to Justice Department employees marking Black History Month, Holder said the workplace is largely integrated but Americans still self-segregate on the weekends and in their private lives. "Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards," Holder said.
9.30 min. | 4.69 user rating		 Will the Attorney General defy his President's wishes and go after the Bush Administration? Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com.
4.77 min. | 4.89 user rating		 Attorney General Eric Holder, I believe for political reasons, has dropped all charges relating to the Black Panthers voter intimidation in last falls Presidential election. Why would he drop such an open and shut case? The Black panthers never even showed up to defend themselves. There was no way that the government was going to lose this case, unless of course they were to drop all charges, which is what they did, but why? I believe that Obama and Eric Holder didn't want to alienate their core voters by going after the "New" Black Panthers. And sense they knew that the mainstream news media is in their back pocket, and therefore would not report on it, they just dropped the charges, why would they not? You might think that they would care about equal protection under the law, and just the rule of law in general, but it is apparent that they do not. It is obvious to me that they couldn't give a flying flip about the rule of law; they do as they please. If you think about it, the underlying reason that this was not prosecuted is because it was a case where white people were intimidated to vote a certain way, or to not vote at all. I'm not sure if you have noticed it or not, but the "progressives" are not concerned in the least about protecting the rights of anyone who is white; they could care less. They do not apply the law equally, but instead they use it to their advantage in order to further their political goals, one of which is to dismantle the power structure in <b>...</b>
6.68 min. | 4.60 user rating		 We must help Mexico, and to do this, we must give up our Second Amendment rights; it is our Patriotic duty to do so. Who are we to be so selfish that we would want to own guns at the expense of our Mexican brethren? What kind of Americans are we? Is not "America", all of America, and would that not include Mexico? President Obama and the liberals in congress are only trying to help the poor people in Mexico; they are only doing what is right. If we here in America would give up some of our rights, then the world would be a much safer place. So I ask again, why are we so selfish? This is the way that it would work. If we didn't have guns in our closets and in our gun safes, then Mexico wouldn't be having guns smuggled into their country. It is easy to understand how this would work, is it not? If we Americans had no guns, then the Mexican drug cartels would no longer be able to get guns. It is just that simple, case closed. There is no reason for this to be discussed any further; Obama has spoken; we must obey; it is our duty. jbranstetter04 Gun Advocates Ready for Battle on Federal Assault Weapons Ban Get ready for a gunfight. Attorney General Eric Holder is using the drug violence in Mexico to "confuse and mislead" Americans in an attempt to reinstate the expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban, gun advocates claim. Holder revealed his intention to reinstate the ban last month while announcing more than 700 arrests in connection with a crackdown on Mexican drug cartels <b>...</b>
6.20 min. | 4.13 user rating

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Holder: $8B collected in health care fraud efforts - Foster's Daily Democrat Tweet this news
Foster's Daily Democrat--PHILADELPHIA (AP) � The federal government is gaining ground in the battle against people who commit health care fraud, recovering nearly $8 billion dollars over the past two years, Attorney General -Eric Holder- told a healt - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:17:47 GMT+00:00
Holder Presses Case for Using Civilian Courts to Try Terrorism Suspects - Wall Street Journal (blog) Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal (blog)--Attorney General -Eric Holder- is trying to draw the line in the sand on the administration's retreat. In a speech before a Washington gathering of liberal lawyers Thursday night, Mr. Holder spoke out in defense of civilia - Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:31:51 GMT+00:00
AG Holder Announces Reopening of DOJ's Civil Rights Division - The New American Tweet this news
The New American--Last Friday, US Attorney General -Eric Holder- (left) addressed the liberal American Constitution Society, where he announced plans to re-open the Justice Department's Civil Rights division. Now, some of you know during this adminis - Date : Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:37:10 GMT+00:00
Rep. Issa: Holder, Others Should Pay for ATF Blunders - NewsMax.com Tweet this news
NewsMax.com--Attorney General -Eric Holder-, top dogs at the Justice Department, and even a judge should be held accountable for the “bad judgment” exercised in the “Fast and Furious” sting, the California Republican said today on “Fox & - Date : Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:00:50 GMT+00:00
Letter Urges AG Eric Holder To Reinstate “Ogden Memo” Of 2009 - The 420 Times Tweet this news
The 420 Times--In light of recent pronouncements from US Attorney General -Eric Holder-, promising to “bring clarity” to the federal government's position on medical marijuana, CO Representative Jared Polis and MA Representative Barney Frank have - Date : Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:54:21 GMT+00:00
Eric Holder's Laughable Idea About Politics and Justice - Fox News Tweet this news
Fox News--AP "Politics has no place -- no place -- in the impartial and effective administration of justice," Attorney General -Eric Holder- thundered last week. "Decisions about how, where and when to prosecute must be made by - Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:06:39 GMT+00:00
Santorum: Holder Must Be High on Mushrooms - Fox News (blog) Tweet this news
Fox News (blog)--AP By Alicia M. Cohn, The Hill - 06/21/11 05:31 PM ET Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Attorney General -Eric Holder- has to be high to want to try terrorists in civilian courts. "He must be under some influen - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:49:45 GMT+00:00
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER SPEAKS AT THE 2011 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE ... - The Cypress Times Tweet this news
The Cypress Times--Thank you, Laurie [Robinson], for your kind words - and, especially, for your outstanding leadership of the Office of Justice Programs. It is a pleasure to stand with you - and with so many colleagues and critical partners. And it is a - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:20:58 GMT+00:00
Holder and Senate Majority Leader Battling Over Terror Trials - Main Justice Tweet this news
Main Justice--The war of words between Attorney General -Eric Holder- and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-Kentucky) continues to escalate. The latest salvo came Wednesday, when Holder's spokesman accused McConnell of ... - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:02:01 GMT+00:00
Eric Holder Must Clarify Decision on Medical Marijuana, Congressmen Say; Dems ... - Phoenix New Times (blog) Tweet this news
Phoenix New Times (blog)--22 2011 at 7:38 PM Four US Congressmen want Attorney General -Eric Holder- to clarify the Obama Adminstration's position on medical marijuana, and what they're asking for cuts down party lines. Ironically, it's two - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:41:05 GMT+00:00

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Preceded by
Jamie Gorelick		United States Deputy Attorney General
1997-2001		Succeeded by
Larry Thompson
Preceded by
Janet Reno		United States Attorney General
Acting
2001		Succeeded by
John Ashcroft
Preceded by
Michael Mukasey		United States Attorney General
Served under: Barack Obama
2009-present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Robert Gates
as Secretary of Defense		Order of Precedence of the United States
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Ken Salazar
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Ken Salazar
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