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Holder keeps a Janet Reno portrait in his office

By Joel Gehrke

Published January 31, 2012 5:00am ET

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Holder keeps a Janet Reno portrait in his office — Former Attorney General Janet Reno had a controversial tenure as President Clinton’s Justice Department head, but she inspired so much respect among her colleagues that President Obama’s current Attorney General, Eric Holder, has a portrait of her hanging in his office. Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson of the Office of Justice Programs mentioned this in […]

Former Attorney General Janet Reno had a controversial tenure as President Clinton’s Justice Department head, but she inspired so much respect among her colleagues that President Obama’s current Attorney General, Eric Holder, has a portrait of her hanging in his office.

Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson of the Office of Justice Programs mentioned this in a speech to the International Conference of Community Courts.

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