US Attorney General Eric Holder (R) talks with Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) before he testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 on June 25, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

US Attorney General Eric Holder (R) talks with Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) before he testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 on June 25, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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  2. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (C) and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (L) join Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (R) for a press conference at City Hall to address the problems of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
  3. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: Phillip Jackson and other community activists protest outside the mayor's office in City Hall as a press conference with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was being held to address the problem of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
  4. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley listens as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks during a press conference at City Hall they and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder were addressing the problem of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
  5. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (R) listens as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a press conference at City Hall where they and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan were addressing the problem of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
  6. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (R) and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan listen as Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks during a press conference at City Hall where the three addressed the problem of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
  7. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, talks Associated Press President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Curley, left, and Meredith Fuchs of the National Security Archive, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on government secrecy.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Jareem Gunter testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee during a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. A former college baseball player, Gunter suffered liver damage and was hospitalized after taking a strength building dietary supplement he says contained steroids.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Chairman Arlen Specter (D-PA) delivers an opening statement during a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is considering drawing up legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration the responsibility of screening dietary suppliments for illegal steroids before they can be marketed and sold.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee member Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (L) and Chairman Arlen Specter (D-PA) question witnesses during a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is considering drawing up legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration the responsibility of screening dietary suppliments for illegal steroids before they can be marketed and sold.
  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Jareem Gunter (C) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee during a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. A former college baseball player, Gunter suffered liver damage and was hospitalized after taking a strength building dietary supplement he says contained steroids.
  12. Senate Judiciary Committee member Senator Al Franken, D-MN, attends a hearing on Patriot Act re-authorization September 23, 2009 in the Dirksen Senate Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  13. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (C) talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) and committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) before a hearing December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Napolitano faced tough questions while testifying about the Obama Administration's plans for immigration reform and its inforcement of exisiting laws dealing with illegal aliens.
  14. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) and committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) listen to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testify December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Napolitano faced tough questions while testifying about the Obama Administration's plans for immigration reform and its inforcement of exisiting laws dealing with illegal aliens.
  15. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (2nd L) talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (2nd R), committee member Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) before a hearing December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Napolitano faced tough questions while testifying about the Obama Administration's plans for immigration reform and its inforcement of exisiting laws dealing with illegal aliens.
  16. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) and committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) listen to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testify December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Napolitano faced tough questions while testifying about the Obama Administration's plans for immigration reform and its inforcement of exisiting laws dealing with illegal aliens.

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