House committee questions Att. Gen. Holder in Washington
Rep. John Conyers, D-MI, chairs a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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