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Julia Piscitelli
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Julia Piscitelli - November 16, 2009
With 9/11 suspects' guilty plea likely, Obama will have made one of the best political moves ever.
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Obama Could Face Trouble Over CIA Investigation
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - August 27, 2009
Some think Holder's naming of a prosecutor will contaminate Obama's larger agenda.
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Is National Security Strife Another Bad Sign for Obama?
Opinion - August 25, 2009
Reported blowup over "torture" investigation suggests an administration shakeup could be near.
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Holder Names Prosecutor to Probe CIA Abuse Allegations
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Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - August 24, 2009
The attorney general selects Assistant U.S. Attorney John Durham for the position.
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Obama's Power Players: Holder is the 'People's Lawyer'
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
Both Obama and Holder graduated from Columbia.
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Eric Holder Was Correct on D.C. Voting Rights and the Office of Legal Counsel
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Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - April 2, 2009
Ignoring the Office of Legal Counsel was unusual, but not wrong.
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Former Senator Ted Stevens Deserves Praise From Alaskans
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - April 2, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder drops the charges against the former Alaskan senator.
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Rivalry Tips Off: President Obama Trash Talks Attorney General Eric Holder's N.Y. Basketball Skills
Nation & World - March 27, 2009
At Holder's ceremonial installation Obama challenged Holder to a game.
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Some Democrats and the NRA Agree on Assault Weapons Ban
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Paul Bedard
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Nation & World - March 23, 2009
A letter from 65 Democrats opposed to an assault weapons ban has won the attention of the NRA.
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Obama, Holder's Drug Policy Partially Decriminalizes Pot—Time to Go All the Way?
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Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - March 19, 2009
Obama's attorney general OK's medical marijuana in California, elsewhere. Is it time to go all the way?
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Why Eric Holder Says Civil Rights is His Top Priority After the Bush Years
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Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - March 12, 2009
The attorney general says the Justice Department's legendary Civil Rights Division needs to be rebuilt.
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Family Research Council Comes to Eric Holder's Defense
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - February 20, 2009
The group says the attorney general was right—in part—in his controversial comments on race.
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'Nation of Cowards' Aside, Holder Was Right, Especially About Black History Month
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Mary Kate Cary
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Mary Kate Cary - February 20, 2009
The attorney general's "cowards" comment was extreme, but he's got other good points.
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Holder Signals Sharp Shifts From Bush Years on Torture, Guantánamo Bay, and Executive Power
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - January 15, 2009
Obama's attorney general nominee tells Dems that waterboarding is torture, defends Rich pardon to GOP.
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Holder: "Waterboarding is Torture"
Nation & World - January 15, 2009
Attorney General-nominee disputes President Bush over legality of that interrogation method.
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President-Elect Obama's Team Has a History of Getting Things Done
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - December 26, 2008
Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Eric Holder, and Susan Rice are all action officers.
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President-Elect Obama's Cabinet Picks Begin Selling Themselves to Senate
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Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - December 9, 2008
Those already picked for big cabinet jobs in the new Obama administration start making courtesy calls.
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Obama Picks Muscular National Security Team, Including Former Rival Hillary Clinton
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - December 1, 2008
Other names include Bush Pentagon chief Robert Gates and Eric Holder as attorney general.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Eric Holder
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Carol S. Hook
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Nation & World - November 19, 2008
Holder is reportedly being vetted to be President-elect Obama's attorney general.
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