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US Attorney General: Feds may sue over Arizona immigration law

Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday that the Justice Department was considering a federal lawsuit against Arizona's new immigration law.

Sarah Palin Urges Obama to Take a 'Do-Over' on White House Chief of Staff, Attorney General

Sarah Palin said President Obama needs to take a "do-over" on his choice for White House chief of staff, pressing Saturday for Rahm Emanuel's firing after he used the word "retarded" to lambast a group of Democrats in a strategy session last year.

Attorney General Eric Holder: Rudy Giuliani is playing politics on 9/11 terror trial move

An unapologetic U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder blasted ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a published report for turning his decision to try terrorists in civilian courts into a "partisan issue."

US defends interrogation of airplane bomb suspect

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday rebuffed criticism that intelligence was lost by giving a lawyer and other legal rights to the Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner.

9/11 suspects to be tried in New York

Boston Herald 11/13/2009

Attorney General Holder Announces $37 Million in Grants to Support Youth Mentoring Initiatives

Office of Justice Programs - U.S. Department of Justice 10/08/2009
9/11 suspects to be tried in New York

Attorney General Eric Holder says self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York for trial in a civilian federal court and he expects to seek the death penalty.

Attorney General Holder Announces $37 Million in Grants to Support Youth Mentoring Initiatives

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced more than $37 million in Recovery Act and Fiscal Year 2009 grants have been awarded to support organizations in developing, implementing and expanding youth mentoring activities.

Attorney General Says Alleged Bomb Plot in N.Y. Was 'Very Serious'

Carrie Johnson The Washington Post 10/06/2009
Attorney General Says Alleged Bomb Plot in N.Y. Was 'Very Serious'

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that an alleged hydrogen peroxide bomb threat was "very serious" and "could have resulted in the loss of American lives."

Obama aides, Chicago city leaders to discuss violence

A top-level meeting is set to take place in Chicago on Wednesday morning on preventing school violence.

GOP Senators Pull Out of Inquiry Into CIA Program

Peter Finn The Washington Post 09/25/2009

Prosecutor Named to Probe CIA Prisoner Abuses

The New York Times 08/24/2009
GOP Senators Pull Out of Inquiry Into CIA Program

Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said Friday that they will no longer participate in an investigation into the Bush administration's interrogation policies, arguing that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s decision to reexamine allegations of detainee abuse by the CIA would hobble any inquiry.

Prosecutor Named to Probe CIA Prisoner Abuses

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday named a special prosecutor to probe CIA prisoner abuse cases, a move that could distract President Barack Obama from his drive to reform the healthcare system.


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