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'''Eric Himpton Holder, Jr''' (January 25, 1951) is a former [[United States]] Deputy Attorney General, serving from 1997 to 2001 and the Attorney General designate. Before receiving this appointment, he was the United States Attorney for the [[District of Columbia]], appointed in 1993 upon his resignation from the DC Superior Court. During the transition to the [[Bush Administration]], he was temporarily Acting Attorney General. He is expected to serve in this capacity again, albeit in a more permanent capacity under the [[Obama Administration]] (succeeding [[Michael Mukasey]]).
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'''Eric Himpton Holder, Jr''' (January 25, 1951) is the current U.S. Attornet General in the [[Obama Administration]]. He formerly was  Deputy Attorney General, serving from 1997 to 2001. Before receiving this appointment, he was the United States Attorney for the [[District of Columbia]], appointed in 1993 upon his resignation from the DC Superior Court. During the transition to the [[Bush Administration]], he was temporarily Acting Attorney General. He succeeded [[Michael Mukasey]], and was confirmed after answering pointed questions on how he helped President ]]Bill Clinton]] give underserved pardons.
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[[Category:United States Appointed Officials]]
 
[[Category:United States Appointed Officials]]
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[[Category:Obama Administration]]
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[[Category:Democratic Party]]
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[[Category:Liberals]]
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