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Backed by President Obama, Mr. Holder will lead the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, a group aimed at breaking the Republican Partys grip on the congressional map.

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The states Democratic-led Legislature decided to retain Mr. Holder to represent it in any legal fights against the new Republican White House.

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The suit, filed by two former detainees in C.I.A. secret prisons and the representative of a third who died in custody, centers on two psychologists.

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For one thing, it should stop using profile pictures before booking.

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More can be done with powers that already exist to deal with the legacy of sentencing policies that have been recognized as destructively unfair.

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Mr. Holder will help create an anti-discrimination policy for Airbnb, whose hosts have been accused of excluding blacks and transgender people.

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More than a dozen current and former officials have followed the president in embracing the medium of podcasting. Sometimes they make news.

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The former attorney general credited Edward J. Snowden with raising the debate on national security, though he called his actions inappropriate and illegal.

By JONAH BROMWICH

Two days after her victory in the New York primary, Mrs. Clinton, who regularly criticizes Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for being weak on gun control issues, will discuss gun violence with the relatives of those who died in the 2012 elementary school shooting.

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The annual event will be broadcast on Black Entertainment Television on March 14.

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Both cases highlight just how hard it is to convict those involved in complex corporate decisions where there is diffuse responsibility.

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder now says he supports reclassifying marijuana. But marijuana enthusiasts want to know why he didnt push for the change while in office.

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Theres no good reason formerly incarcerated shouldnt be allowed to vote. Now, in Kentucky, some of them they will be.

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