Attorney General Eric Holder, right, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee members, from left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. , Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. , and committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on hate crimes legislation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Attorney General Eric Holder, right, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee members, from left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. , Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. , and committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, prior to testifying before the committee's hearing on hate crimes legislation.

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