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Eric Holder: “The Civil Rights Division is unique. It is, in some ways, the conscience of the Justice Department.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The Civil Rights Division is unique. It is, in some ways, the conscience of the Justice Department.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder emphasizes the importance of the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.

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