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Eric Holder: I laid out several goals for my time as Attorney General: to protect the security of the American people, to restore the…

On the recordNovember 17, 2009
I laid out several goals for my time as Attorney General: to protect the security of the American people, to restore the integrity of the Department of Justice, to reinvigorate the Department's traditional mission, and, most of all, to make decisions based on the facts and on the law, with no regard for politics.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder outlines his goals as Attorney General focused on security and integrity.

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