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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. arrives with Deputy Attorney General James Cole (left) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, to meet with the House leadership to discuss the congressional investigation into the botched anti-gunrunning Fast and Furious operation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s relationship with Congress has grown testier than any other Cabinet secretary as he has fended off various inquiries. (Associated Press)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Monday that the decision to kill a U.S. citizen living abroad who poses a terrorist threat "is among the gravest that government leaders can face," but justified the action as legal and sometimes necessary in the war on terrorism.
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** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announces the formation of the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group during a Jan. 27, 2012, news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies Thursday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the Fast and Furious gunrunning operation. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing titled "Fast & Furious: Management Failures at the Department of Justice." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about Operation Fast and Furious on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Darrell Issa points to a poster depicting Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. as the lawmaker makes his opening statement during Mr. Holder's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Darryl Issa (second from left) shakes hands with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. before Mr. Holder's testimony on Operation Fast and Furious before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. maintained that, "A patchwork of immigration laws is not the answer and will only create further problems." (Associated Press)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Mr. Holder was scrutinized for his role in allowing, or at least not preventing, a controversial tactic that allowed illegal guns to be smuggled into Mexico. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, grills U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (in foreground) on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' controversial gun-smuggling tactics during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. takes his seat before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Mr. Holder was scrutinized for his role in allowing, or at least not preventing, a controversial tactic that allowed illegal guns to be smuggled into Mexico. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, before testifying before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the arms-trafficking investigation of "Operation Fast and Furious." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. says he was unaware of Fast and Furious. (Associated Press)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has been accused of a "lack of trustworthiness" in telling what he knew about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' "Fast and Furious" probe involving straw purchases of guns that were then "walked" into Mexico and given to drug smugglers. (Associated Press)
