Published 2/3/2009
at L.A. Times - Politics
Eric Holder, who faced tough questioning by Senate Republicans, is the first African American to lead the Justice Department.
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Eric H. Holder Jr. won Senate confirmation Monday as the nation's first African American attorney general, easily overcoming Republican concerns about his commitment to fight terrorism and his unwillingness to back the right to keep and bear arms.
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