Will Clinton pardon of tax fugitive haunt Holder? (AP)

In this March 3, 1997 file photo, the then-U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Eric Holder, is seen shown in his Washington office. Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to be the next attorney general and aides have gone so far as to ask senators whether he would be confirmed, an Obama official and people close to the matter said Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite, File)AP - The first black man elected U.S. president is poised to name Washington lawyer Eric Holder as the nation’s first black attorney general — a historic appointment but one with some potential political problems over a 2001 pardon.

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