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Is Eric Holder's tenure at the Justice Dept. coming to an end?
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May 14, 2013
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Is Eric Holder's tenure at the Justice Dept. coming to an end?
First, the terrorist attack on the US embassy in Benghazi. Then, the IRS scandal and now the news that the Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records of AP reporters and editors. Will Attorney General Eric Holder take the fall?
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill April 18, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from Holder on the topic of the fiscal year 2014 Justice Department budget request.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill April 18, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from Holder on the topic of the fiscal year 2014 Justice Department budget request.
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First, the terrorist attack on the US embassy in Benghazi. Then, the IRS scandal and now the news that the Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records of AP reporters and editors. Will Attorney General Eric Holder take the fall?

First, the terrorist attack on the US embassy in Benghazi that lead to the deaths of four Americans. Then, the IRS scandal that claims the agency targeted Tea Party groups to extra scrutiny, and now the news that the Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors.  

Will Attorney General Eric Holder take the fall?

For more on this and what it means for President Obama in his second term, we're joined now by Marketplace's Washington DC reporter David Gura