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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.

'''Eric Himpton Holder, Jr''' (January 25, 1951) is the current U.S. Attorney General in the [[Obama Administration]]. He formerly was Deputy Attorney General, serving from 1997 to 2001, in the Clinton administration. 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]].

 

While deputy attorney general, Holder reviewed Bill Clinton's proposal to pardon Marc Rich. <ref>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004457941_apholderobama.html?syndication=rss</ref> Holder did not object to the pardon in spite of the fact that Rich was a fugitive tax evader at the time.

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