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Any decision to use lethal force against a United States citizen - even one intent on murdering Americans and who has become an operational leader of al-Qaida in a foreign land - is among the gravest that government leaders can face.
Eric Holder
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Eric Holder
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 21
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Good luck with your asparagus.
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I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man.
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