David Becker

Director of the Democracy Campaign at the People for the American Way

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Former trial attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; Director of the Democracy Campaign at the liberal People for the American Way

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Last year, the Boston Globe reported that former Attorney General John Ashcroft changed the process for hiring new attorneys for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division…

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Last year, the Boston Globe reported that former Attorney General John Ashcroft changed the process for hiring new attorneys for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division…

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