(FILES): This January 15, 2009 file photo shows Eric Holder testifying during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The US Senate on February 2, 2009 confirmed US President Barack Obama's choice for attorney general, Eric Holder, making him the first African-American to hold the post of the US government's top lawyer.  Lawmakers voted 75-21 to confirm Holder after a confirmation process that moved in fits and starts because of Republican concerns over his position on volatile issues, including gun rights.     AFP PHOTO / Files / HARRY HAMBURG (Photo credit should read HARRY HAMBURG/AFP/Getty Images) Photo: Harry Hamburg, AFP/Getty Images