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No Decrease In Death Penalty Approval Rate

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:10:19 GMT

During the Bush administration, opponents of capital punishment criticized the Justice Department for bringing federal death penalty cases too often and in states that have outlawed execution as a form of punishment.
Source: NPR

(ABC News) Exclusive: AG Eric Holder in NYC for Terror Trial Summit

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:10:14 GMT

Source: ABC News Grand Jury Has Already Begun Hearing Testimony on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in New York City today to meet with federal prosecutors, the New York City police commissioner and other key officials...
Source: Democratic Underground

Attorney General Visits New York to Discuss Security for 9/11 Trials

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:14:02 GMT

Amid significant concern about security arrangements for the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. made an unannounced visit on Wednesday to federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials in New York.
Source: The New York Times

Holder Inspects NYC 9/11 Trial Security

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:05:34 GMT

NEW YORK -- Attorney General Eric Holder has made an unannounced visit to a Manhattan courthouse to inspect security for the upcoming trial of professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Source: NewsMax

AG Holder visits NY to inspect 9/11 trial security

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:25:00 GMT

NEW YORK -- Attorney General Eric Holder made an unannounced visit to a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday to inspect security for the pending trial of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Source: The State

No Immigrant Status for 9/11 Suspects Tried in US

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:42:32 GMT

Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and four other suspects would face civilian trial in New York rather than military...
Source: Voice of America

Attorney General Holder visits NYC to inspect security preparations for Sept 11 trial

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:36:06 GMT

NEW YORK - Attorney General Eric Holder has made an unannounced visit to a Manhattan courthouse to inspect security for the upcoming trial of professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Holder tours federal courthouse ahead of 9/11 terror trial

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:34:49 GMT

US Attorney General Eric Holder today toured the jail cells that will house suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four terrorist cohorts in advance of their controversial Lower Manhattan trial.
Source: New York Post

Quoted in 'Prosecutor lacks support'

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:27:48 GMT

Eric Holder said in Tulsa World:

We want to try to get those names to the Justice Department as quickly as possible so we can make determinations as quickly as we can ... It takes quite a bit of time to get people through, so our hope is to get people in place as quickly as we can.

Eric Holder On Defending John Yoo & Torture

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:57:18 GMT

Quoted in 'Dec 5 Rally to Protest 9/11 Trials in NYC'

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:13:26 GMT

said in Wake up America:

Our rally on Saturday, December 5 will tell Attorney General Eric Holder, President Barack Obama and their supporters in Congress: We will fight you all the way!

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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:02:50 GMT

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 a...

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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:01:23 GMT

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 sc...