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NEWS ABOUT: Eric Holder

Eric Holder stories: 65 news summaries

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ANALYSIS

NRA Wins
a Round on
Gun Control

Holder backs off on assault-rifle ban despite Mexico pleas

Mar 26, 09 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney General Eric Holder has backed off calls to once again ban assault weapons after a strong blowback from the gun lobby, Newsweek reports. Mexico is pressuring the US to reinstate such a ban, since US assault rifles make up 90% of drug-cartel arsenals. But when Holder floated the idea... More »

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Mexico • gun control • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • Max Baucus • assault rifles • assault weapons • Eric Holder • Obama administration

 US Halts Raids on 
 Medical Marijuana Facilities 

Holder signals major shift from Bush era's zero tolerance

Mar 19, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney general Eric Holder said yesterday that the Justice Department will no longer prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries that operate legally in California and 12 other states, reports the Los Angeles Times. While he and other Obama officials had hinted previously at the change, the AG's announcement was the most detailed... More »

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Department of Justice • medical marijuana • marijuana • attorney general • Eric Holder

(AP) - The Obama administration said today it is abandoning one of President Bush's key phrases in the war on terrorism: enemy combatant, the AP reports. The Justice Department said in legal filings that it will no longer use the term to justify holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. But that won't change... More »

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War on Terror • Barack Obama • Department of Justice • enemy combatants • Eric Holder

 White House 
 Opens Up 
 on Race 

Obama's inner circle talks candidly about racial issues

Feb 28, 09 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - In a break from the tone of the Obama campaign, members of the White House inner-circle are talking candidly about race. Eric Holder's "nation of cowards" remark caught the most attention, but Michelle Obama and  EPA chief Lisa Jackson—also the first African-American in her position—have moved the... More »

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race • Michelle Obama • race relations • Eric Holder • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Lisa Jackson

Marri Faces Charges of Aiding Al-Qaeda

Indictment unsealed; transfer of 'combatant' to civilian court begins

Feb 27, 09 4:31 PM CST
(Newser) - The charges against Ali al-Marri include conspiracy and material support for terrorism, according to a federal indictment unsealed today. The only alleged enemy combatant held on US soil is incarcerated in a naval brig in South Carolina, where he has been held for over 5 years without being charged, and... More »

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War on Terror • Ali al Marri • al-Qaeda • attorney general • Eric Holder • Obama administration

 Holder Makes 
 Solo Visit to 
 Guantanamo 


AG visits detention center Obama pledges to shut down

Feb 23, 09 8:36 AM CST
(AP) - Eric Holder is en route to the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, reports the AP, as the government weighs what is needed to shut the facility down. No news reporters are accompanying the attorney general on the flight, and it remains unclear if Holder will open any of his visit... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Justice • Guantanamo Bay • attorney general • Eric Holder • Obama administration

Holder: We're Still a 'Nation
of Cowards' on Race

Americans don't discuss racist past enough: attorney general

Feb 18, 09 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - We may have elected our first black president, but America remains "a nation of cowards" on race, Eric Holder said today in a speech honoring Black History Month. "Average Americans simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial," said the attorney general. He vowed... More »

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race • African Americans • America • racism • Black History Month • Eric Holder • President Obama

Black Leaders Pin High Hopes on New AG

Civil rights advocates see opportunity for change under Holder

Feb 5, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - For decades, black men have been arrested, convicted, and sentenced to execution at disproportionate rates. Now, with the appointment of the country's first African-American attorney general, black leaders are hoping Eric Holder will help the Justice Department reform what they see as a broken system. "The most important thing... More »

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Department of Justice • civil rights • racial profiling • prison population • attorney general • African-Americans • Eric Holder • Obama administration

 Senate OKs 
 Holder as First 
 Black AG 

Partisan debate hinges on prosecuting agents who used torture

Feb 2, 09 6:06 PM CST
(AP) - Eric Holder won Senate confirmation today as the nation's first African-American attorney general, after supporters from both parties touted his dream resume and easily overcame Republican concerns over his commitment to fight terrorism and his willingness to back the right to keep and bear arms, the AP reports. The vote... More »

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Senate • attorney general • Eric Holder • Obama Cabinet

Senate Committee OKs Holder for Attorney General

Cornyn, Coburn dissent in 17-2 vote; full body could confirm tomorrow

Jan 28, 09 2:08 PM CST
(AP) - Senate Republicans did little to stop the progress of Barack Obama's choice for attorney general, with the Judiciary Committee voting 17-2 today to endorse Eric Holder; John Cornyn of Texas and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Republicans both, were the lone dissenters. The Senate could vote as early as tomorrow to... More »

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Department of Justice • Attorney General • Senate Judiciary Committee • Senate Republicans • John Cornyn • Tom Coburn • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama

 Babs Backs Holder for AG 

Streisand urges fellow lefties to fight for Obama nominee

Jan 26, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Barbra Streisand is using her star power to push for the speedy confirmation of Eric Holder as attorney general, Politico reports. In a letter, Babs asks like-minded people to sign a petition supporting a man who is “committed to liberty, the rule of law, and our constitutional rights.”... More »

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Attorney General • Senate confirmation hearings • Barbra Streisand • petition • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama

GOP Questions Put Brakes on Holder Vote

Committee will wait
week on AG nominee, infuriating chair Leahy

Jan 21, 09 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The Senate Judiciary Committee delayed today’s scheduled vote on Eric Holder’s confirmation by another week, CNN reports. Republican members engineered the move, saying they have questions about the attorney-general nominee’s stance on interrogation techniques. Chairman Patrick Leahy, who said he was “extremely disappointed,” banged down... More »

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Department of Justice • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • attorney general • Eric Holder • US Senate • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

OPINION

Real Reason for Rich Pardon: Israeli Pressure

It's a taboo topic in
DC, as evidenced
by Holder's hearing

Jan 16, 09 8:59 AM CST
(Newser) - For the sake of a quiet confirmation, attorney general nominee Eric Holder is letting us forget the real reason for Bill Clinton’s controversial Marc Rich pardon. Clinton didn’t let Rich off the hook because of his generous wife, writes Joe Conason in Salon. He did so because of... More »

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Israel • Bill Clinton • Arlen Specter • Ehud Barak • pardon • attorney general • Eric Holder • Marc Rich

UPDATED

 Holder Slams 
 Rendition, Tribunals 

Attorney-general nominee signals clear break with Bush practices

Jan 15, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Attorney General-designate Eric Holder continued his forceful rebuke of Bush administration policies at his confirmation hearing today, Politico reports. Holder slammed rendition, saying it “should not be the policy or practice of our great nation,” and criticized the military commissions trying Guantanamo detainees. They don’t “have... More »

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rendition • Department of Justice • military tribunal • Attorney General • Guantanamo Bay • Senate confirmation hearings • Eric Holder

 Holder:
 Waterboarding Is Torture 

But supports FISA, Patriot Act

Jan 15, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder minced no words when asked about waterboarding in his confirmation hearing today. “Waterboarding is torture,” the AG-designate said, a declaration neither Michael Mukasey nor Alberto Gonzales was willing to make. He said that, even in emergencies, the president couldn’t override the constitution. Republicans also leapt... More »

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Barack Obama • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Arlen Specter • Senate confirmation hearings • Michael Mukasey • confirmation hearings • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

Holder Pushed Clemency
for Puerto Rican Militants

Obama's attorney-general pick helped commute sentences for PR nationalists

Jan 9, 09 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s attorney-general nominee fought for clemency for 16 militant Puerto Rican nationalists during his time in the Clinton administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. Eric Holder pushed Justice Department subordinates to pave the way to Clinton’s clemency grant, documents show, sparking fury from law-enforcement officials who’d... More »

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Attorney General • Bill Clinton • Clinton administration • clemency • Puerto Rico • nationalism • militant • Eric Holder • transition team • President Obama

Republicans
Picking a Fight
Over Holder

Dems need one GOP vote to move AG pick out of committee

Jan 9, 09 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Republicans seem to have settled on attorney-general-designate Eric Holder as their main target for a tough confirmation hearing. Thanks to his liberal leanings and his role in the Clinton administration—especially the controversial 11th-hour Marc Rich pardon—Holder will get a grilling in the Judiciary Committee. Ranking Republican Arlen... More »

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Department of Justice • Attorney General • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • confirmation hearings • Eric Holder

4 Justice Dept. Picks Mark Break From Bush Era

Obama taps Harvard dean, Clinton vets

Jan 6, 09 5:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama announced his nominees for four top positions in the Justice Department yesterday, all of whom suggest a sharp turn away from Bush-era legal policies. Among them is Elena Kagan, the dean of Harvard Law School and a Clinton adviser, who is the first woman named solicitor general. In... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Justice • Deputy Attorney General • attorney general • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama

 GOP: Hold Up on Holder 

GOP plans a fight over Obama's AG nominee

Dec 12, 08 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Republicans are laying a speed bump on Eric Holder’s route to confirmation as attorney general, Politico reports. Joined by a key Democrat, they're objecting to Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy’s plan to fast track Holder's confirmation, scheduling hearings as early as Jan. 8. Republicans note that more... More »

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Senate Judiciary Committee • Jon Kyl • Patrick Leahy • attorney general • Eric Holder

Holder's Nom
Raises Ghost
of Rich Pardon

 AG pick played key—if inadvertent—role in clearing fugitive

Dec 2, 08 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder has earned a lot of praise in his career, but there’s one glaring blemish on his resume: the pardon of Marc Rich. Critics say Barack Obama’s attorney general pick was the driving force behind the fugitive’s backdoor pardon, while supporters say he’s an innocent... More »

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Department of Justice • Attorney General • pardon • Eric Holder • Marc Rich

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