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Eric Holder to stay on as Attorney General
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. theGrio: Attorney General Eric Holder meets Tucson...
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Former Attorney General Bill Baxley’s letter to the Ku Klux Klan goes viral
Former Attorney General of Alabama Bill Baxley wrote a short and direct letter to the Ku Klux Klan back in 1976 after receiving a threatening letter of protest from white supremacist Edward R. Fields,...
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Eric Holder: We need national standards for voting
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...
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Edwin Meese, ex-Reagan attorney general, raises specter of Obama impeachment
Edwin Meese, former U.S. attorney general under former president Ronald Reagan, has become the latest prominent Republican to raise the specter of President Barack Obama’s impeachment over his...
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Eric Holder urges senators to confront gun violence
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...
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Eric Holder promises more openness on national security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder promised the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration will share more information with Congress and the American people about...
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Obama’s Kamala Harris ‘best looking’ comment crossed the line
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is brilliant, accomplished, and by all accounts has a very promising political future. President Barack Obama and Attorney General Harris are close personal...
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In defense of Barack Obama’s Kamala Harris ‘best looking’ remark
I have never labeled myself as a feminist, but I wholeheartedly support the parity of the sexes particularly as it relates to justice, and fairness. The values listed are those shared very clearly by...
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Eric Holder wants Voting Rights Act provision upheld by Supreme Court
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 that requires all or...
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Obama apologizes to Kamala Harris for ‘best looking’ comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has apologized to California’s attorney general for commenting on her looks at a Democratic fundraiser. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Obama...
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Attorney General Eric Holder grilled by House Judiciary committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department’s gathering of phone records at The Associated...
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Republicans’ hating on Holder shows depth of their hypocrisy
The right-wing obsession with Attorney General Eric Holder has risen to a fever pitch. Over the weekend, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called for a special prosecutor to look into the...
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Eric Holder determined to remain in office
Despite pressure from Republicans and even some Obama aides, Attorney General Eric Holder is for now signaling he has no intention of stepping down in the wake of a controversy over the Department of...
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Eric Holder: Trayvon Martin death ‘unnecessary shooting’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday the killing of Trayvon Martin was a “tragic, unnecessary shooting” and that the 17-year-old’s death provides an opportunity for the nation to...
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White House: Obama won’t press Justice Department on Zimmerman
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama won’t involve himself in decisions by the Justice Department on whether to pursue civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the...
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Making federal case against Zimmerman could be tall order
Calling the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin a “tragic, unnecessary shooting,” Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday repeated the Justice Department’s intention to take a fresh look at the...
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Eric Holder: Stand Your Ground laws create ‘more violence than they prevent’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday strongly criticized stand-your-ground laws that allow a person who believes he is in danger to use deadly force in self-defense. Holder...
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On Trayvon Martin and other racial issues, Holder speaks out in ways Obama...
A day after the Trayvon Martin verdict, President Obama issued a carefully-phrased, 166-word statement expressing his sadness for the Martin family and urging “calm reflection” from people angered by...
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Evidence in Zimmerman case on hold, including gun
The Florida neighborhood watchman who was acquitted in the slaying of an unarmed black teenager will not get his gun back soon because the Department of Justice has placed a hold on all evidence...
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Eric Holder: Justice Dept. will contest Texas redistricting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday the Justice Department is opening a new front in the battle for voting rights in response to a Supreme Court ruling that dealt a major...
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Eric Holder’s bold move on voter ID laws
Eric Holder’s gambit to effectively overrule the U.S. Supreme Court and force Texas to continue getting its voting laws approved by judges or the federal government is his boldest move yet as the...
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Holder to call for major reform of mandatory minimum sentencing
Attorney General Eric Holder will announce in a speech today that the Department of Justice will no longer charge low-level, non-violent drug offenders with crimes that trigger mandatory minimum...
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Eric Holder’s sentencing reforms represent a sea change
This week, Attorney General Holder announced that Federal Prosecutors would have more discretion (i.e. more leeway) in maneuvering around some of this nation’s more draconian sentencing practices...
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NY sues Trump, ‘Trump University,’ claims fraud
ALBANY, New York (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony “Trump University” that promised to make students rich...
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White House forum: ’50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity’
The White House is hosting a forum called “50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity” in anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Discussions...
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Eric Holder expands changes in drug-case policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expanding a major change in federal drug sentencing policy to cover pending drug cases, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. Last month, Holder said...
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Eric Holder: Focus on police training in mass shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says local police must sometimes be the first law enforcement officers to fire back in mass shootings and must receive intense training and the best...
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GOP rep reveals plan to impeach Eric Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder has long been one of the most reviled members of the Obama Administration by Republicans. He has frequently been the target of conservative Congressman who have hauled him...
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Despite Jay Z’s earnings for charity, Barneys still under investigation for...
Despite a quick internal review and a successful end to their 2013 holiday season, department store Barneys isn’t in the clear when it comes to recent allegations racial profiling. The retailer is...
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Virginia attorney general to fight state’s gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a move that could give gay marriage its first foothold in the South, Virginia’s attorney general said Thursday he concluded the state’s ban on same-sex unions is...
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Holder speaks out on Voter ID, Wall St, NSA in MSNBC exclusive
Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a new government watchdog report which declared some NSA programs illegal, insisting that the spy agency’s vast secret surveillance is on strong legal footing. In...
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Justice Department applies same-sex rights to itself
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an assertion of same-sex marriage rights, Attorney General Eric Holder is applying a landmark Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department, announcing Saturday that same-sex...
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Eric Holder urges restoring voting rights to ex-inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday urged states to restore voting rights to former prison inmates, an issue he said primarily affects African-Americans. Eleven states continue to...
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Texas GOP governor candidate welcomes Nugent ‘apology’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott says Ted Nugent ”rightly apologized” for degrading comments that resurfaced after Abbott welcomed the polarizing rocker to his campaign for...
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Eric Holder: Discriminatory laws don’t need defending
WASHINGTON (AP) — State attorneys general are not obligated to defend laws in their states banning same-sex marriage if the laws discriminate in a way forbidden by the Constitution, U.S. Attorney...
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Eric Holder recovering after trip to hospital for faintness
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder has been discharged from a Washington hospital, where he spent several hours today after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work. Officials...
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Eric Holder endorses drug sentencing changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for many nonviolent drug traffickers, saying the change would rein in...
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Holder snaps at Gohmert on contempt: ‘You don’t want to go there’
The war of words between Attorney General Eric Holder and Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, a tea party lawmaker from Texas, escalated once again on Tuesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing....
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House Republican introduces to bill to revoke Eric Holder’s pay
Republicans have not been shy about showing their disdain towards Attorney General Eric Holder, but a new piece of legislation takes their opposition to uncharted territory. Rep. Blake Farenthold...
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Eric Holder to resign as Attorney General
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce he is stepping down Thursday, according to multiple reports. Holder, the country’s first black attorney general, will “stay on the job until a successor...
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Loretta Lynch chosen by Obama for attorney general
Loretta Lynch is President Barack Obama’s choice to replace Eric Holder as the new attorney general. If confirmed, Lynch would be the first black woman to hold the position. The announcement came...
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Conservative news site Breitbart tries to come for Loretta Lynch and fails...
Conservative news site Breitbart had one of those “good news, bad news” moments. The bad news? They attacked the wrong Loretta Lynch in an article about President Obama’s newest nominee for attorney...
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Eric Holder to announce plan to end racial profiling
ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he will soon unveil...
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Loretta Lynch moves closer to confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Senators weigh Loretta Lynch’s nomination to be America’s top law enforcement official for a second day at a hearing certain to pile criticism on President Barack Obama and Eric...
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Eric Holder: We’re prepared to dismantle Ferguson police force if necessary
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson was still on the job Friday, two days after a government report blasted his beleaguered department for years of racial profiling, and the mayor...
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Obama on Loretta Lynch Delays: ‘This Is Embarrassing’
President Barack Obama is fed up with the Republican-controlled Senate for its failure to confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. “Call Loretta Lynch for a vote. Get her confirmed. Put her in place....
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Loretta Lynch wins confirmation as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title and remained divided...
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Why Republicans’ short-sighted politics will hurt them in 2016
It’s been five months since President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to take over the reins as the nation’s attorney general, and while the historic delay has finally ended, problems for the GOP are...
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Attorney General announces investigation of Chicago police
CHICAGO (AP) — The Justice Department will investigate the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department, the U.S. attorney general announced Monday, a move that comes nearly two weeks after...
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Former US Attorney General Eric Holder endorses Clinton for president
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — Hillary Clinton has secured an endorsement from the nation’s first black attorney general as she works to maintain an advantage among African-American voters in her...
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