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Cha

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Fri Sep 26, 2014, 08:38 PM Sep 2014

AG Eric Holder Will be Missed(if the Senate Confirms his Replacement)... [View all]

mata @mataharikrishna
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Holder will stay on the job through confirmation of the new AG. Brilliant. Welcome to your tight corner, GOP senators. ::smirk::

6:12 AM - 25 Sep 2014 28 Retweets 12 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/later-today-2/

HumanRightsCampaign ✔ @HRC
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Some AGs await history, others make history happen. AG Holder was LGBT community's RFK & we’re deeply grateful.-Chad Griffin @TheJusticeDept
5:10 AM - 25 Sep 2014 65 Retweets 49 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/rise-and-shine-912/

Federal Government Sues Companies Over Anti-Transgender Discrimination Claims

An historic first from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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WASHINGTON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits Thursday against two companies accused of discriminating against transgender employees, the first time the federal government has brought suit under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect transgender workers.

The two complaints, filed in federal courts in Florida and Michigan, are the latest — and most ambitious — steps in a series of aggressive moves taken by the commission in the past several years to advance LGBT rights under existing laws

More~
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-government-sues-companies-over-anti-transgender-disc?utm_term=2lz4kze#3r557d0

Ryan J. Reilly ✔ @ryanjreilly
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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.
5:02 AM - 25 Sep 2014 287 Retweets 79 favorites

Culture of Truth @Bobblespeak

Eric Holder will leave as soon as Obama's choice to replace him is approved by the U.S. Senate.
In other words, he's not going anywhere.


4:51 AM - 25 Sep 2014 49 Retweets 16 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/rise-and-shine-912/

ThisMagicalEarth @MagicalEarth
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Due to AG Holder's efforts, federal prison population DROPS by roughly 4,800. 1st time in decades. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FEDERAL_PRISON_POPULATION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT … #ProudofAGHolder
8:34 AM - 25 Sep 2014 28 Retweets 10 favorites

Nancy LeTourneau @Smartypants60
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To understand AG Holder’s legacy, you have to start with some awareness of just how much Dubya’s admin f*cked up DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
7:30 AM - 25 Sep 2014 74 Retweets 38 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/president-obama-speaks-at-the-u-n-meeting-on-ebola/


TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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President Obama to AG Holder: "In good times & in bad, you have been there for me. I am proud to call you my friend."
10:45 AM - 25 Sep 2014 164 Retweets 93 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/president-obama-announces-ag-holders-departure/



Ms. Net @NETRetired
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#Hannity 2 humble, awesome brilliant African-Americans who make USA proud: @BarackObama #POTUS & AG Holder! Dare u RT
12:55 PM - 25 Sep 2014 57 Retweets 25 favorites



***This is posted in the Barack Obama Group..***


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Eric Holder has worked through tough times, he could not wave a magic wand and fix everything Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #1
Thank you, Thinkingabout, for recognizing and appreciating what AG Holder has done! Cha Sep 2014 #2
especially on Civil Rights napkinz Sep 2014 #8
Exactly napkinz.. thank you! Cha Sep 2014 #9
when people talk about the Bush disasters, they always talk about napkinz Sep 2014 #10
I posted this to JAG the other day in AA. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #3
Wonderful addition to this Eric Holder Appreciation Thread, she! Cha Sep 2014 #11
Thanks to read otherwise on DU you would have thought he did nothing.... Historic NY Sep 2014 #36
K&R napkinz Sep 2014 #4
Thanks I have been making an OP but you beat me to it! A combination of a post on the thread that freshwest Sep 2014 #5
Well, AG Holder has done so much greatness for our country, fresh.. I Cha Sep 2014 #15
I posted this as well Cha! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #6
That made an impresson on me, too, she. ".. focus on causes like #Ferguson during his remaining days Cha Sep 2014 #13
K&R Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #7
Mahalo, Cali! Cha Sep 2014 #19
IF they do JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #12
... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #14
Ha ha ha! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #17
Snort~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #18
Precisely, Gen! AG Holder has done more for Civil Rights than any other Cha Sep 2014 #16
Kicking for AG Holder! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #20
Thank you for your post, Cha. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #21
Mahalo to you, Littlemisssmartypants! Cha Sep 2014 #22
Kickity... Kick Kick Kick! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #23
Hey she.. thank you, sweetie! Here's a post from HuffPo on another of Holder's Legacies.. Cha Sep 2014 #29
I read a few lines... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #30
K & R Iliyah Sep 2014 #24
+1 Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #46
Kicketty. Kick. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #25
RFK to Obama. I like that. applegrove Sep 2014 #26
Mahalo and Bon soir, applegrove! Cha Sep 2014 #27
"Holder's Legacy: Steering Away From the Drug War and Mass Incarceration" Cha Sep 2014 #28
This is a great picture!! Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #31
Isn't it? Thanks Major! Cha Sep 2014 #32
He might not have jailed any bankers, but he sure put a bug up the ass of the racists. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #33
About those bankers, Tarheel.. from the President's Press Conference.. Oct 6, 2011.. Cha Sep 2014 #34
"But he should've tried, waaaahhhh"! You know the meme. Show trials for what? So they.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #35
Thanks, Cha! Kath1 Sep 2014 #37
Our Country is lucky to have AG Holder, Kath.. we'll see who Cha Sep 2014 #38
Kicking! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #39
Hey, sheshe.. thank you! Cha Sep 2014 #40
... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #41
I know I'll miss him. bravenak Sep 2014 #42
I freakin' hear that too, bravenak, Damn. AG's Holder has done so much for our Country. Cha Sep 2014 #43
Ditto. Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #47
I missed this post JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #48
Pic of Holder and "the swarm around" his at CBC dinner! Cha Sep 2014 #44
Eric Holder Transformed the Attorney General into an Advocate for the Poor Cha Sep 2014 #45
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