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Published 12/16/2008 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

Sen. Patrick Leahy, left, will oversee Holder's hearing before the Judiciary Committee . WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney general nominee Eric Holder is leaving a lucrative job as a high-powered Washington lawyer to take a modest government salary as the nation's top law enforcement official — but he won't have to pinch pennies. According to documents released Monday [...] (link)

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