in 1993, dan suggested that he draft a new discretionary disclosure mem row for attorney general reno. i agreed but there was a bit of a delay, because attorney general reno's draft memo was shortened a bit when president clinton lifted some of dan's text verbatim and placed it into the first ever presidential memo on the foia. three years later, following over six years of on and off work by dan, congress enacted the electronic foia amendments. >> you negotiated part of that, so you're partly to blame. >> no, i negotiated -- >> i was out of town that summer, remember? >> actually dan is exactly wrong. [ laughter ] the part, the little piece i was to negotiate i failed miserably on and that part got left in. if negotiations can include unsuccessful negotiation, i did it. [ laughter ] but dan was doing all of the heavy lifting over there. so what happened with the electronic amendments was he then immediately suggested that he draft numerous policy articles for foia update, explaining the legislation, and i agreed. in 1998, congress decided to hold oversight hearings on this new legisl

dan -- there was a bit of a delay because attorney general reno's draft memo was shortened a bit when president clinton lifted some of dan's text verbatim and placed them in the first ever presidential memo on the foya. in the following six years, congress enacted the electronic foya amendments. >> you negotiated part of that, so you're partly to blame. i was out of town that summer, remember. >> exactly, dan is exactly wrong. the tiny piece that i was to negotiate, i failed miserably on, and it got left in. if negotiation can include, unsuccessful negotiation, i did it. but dan was doing all the heavy lifting over there. so what happened with the electronic amendments was he then immediately suggested that he draft numerous policy articles for foya updates explaining the legislation and i agreed. in 1998, congress decided to hold oversight hearings on this new legislation. dan suggested that i should be the one to testify on behalf of the department on behalf of these hearings even though he had all the background knowledge in the area, for the life of me, i do not remember why i agr

united states attorney, a superior court judge, the justice department's deputy attorney general under janet reno and an attorney in private practice. a graduate of columbia university and law school, general holder joined the department of justice following graduation and was assigned to the newly formed public integrity section where he investigated and prosecuted corruption involving officials in local, state, and federal governments. in 1988, president reagan appointed mr. holder to the superior court of the district of columbia where he presided over hundreds of criminal and civil trials during his five years on the bench. he remained a judge until 1993 when president clinton appointed him to the post of u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. in 1997, president clinton promoted mr. holder to deputy attorney general of the united states, a position he held until the end of the clinton administration. in july, 2001, mr. holder joined the washington, d.c., law firm of covington and burling, representing clients in complex civil and criminal cases as well as internal corporate investigation

in 1993, dan suggested that we draft a new discretionary disclosure memo for attorney general reno.i agreed. but there was a bit of a delay because of attorney general reno's draft memo was shortened a bit when president clinton lifted some of dan's text verbatim and place them into the first ever presidential memo on the foia. three years later following over six years of on and off work by dan, congress enacted the electronic foia amendments. >> you negotiate a part of that so you're partly to blame. >> no, i negotiated speeds i was out of town that summer, remember. >> dan is exactly what the little piece i was to negotiate, i failed miserably on and that part got left in. if negotiation can include unsuccessful negotiation, i did it. but dan was doing all of the heavy lifting over there. what happened with the electronic amendments was he then immediately suggested that the draft numerous parlous he articles with foia updates, explaining the legislation. and i agreed. in 1988, congress decided to hold oversight hearings on this new legislation. dan suggested i should be the one

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reno. >>> new at 6:00, legaling the playing field, the state attorney general wants to put an end to unfair foreclosure practices. the creation of the home own per bill of rights today. which consists of six pieces of legislation designed to make the foreclosure process fair. the homeowner bill of rights outlined penalties for violat violators. >> they're going to have to establish they have a right to foreclose on that home. and we're going to require that they provide the homeowner with notice of the various stages of default, sale so they have, the homeowner will have some understanding of what is happening. >> similar pieces of legislation have not fared well, but she's confident this time because times and attitudes toward foreclosure have changed. >>> would you believe virtually free money to help fix your home? that's what's happening in san jose, the city is reaching out to a select group of residents. >> you have to be considered low income to be applicable for the money. damian trujillo is live outside a home on minto court in san jose, repairs already underway? >> that's right. t