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Published 1/22/2009 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, meets behind closed doors today with Senator Arlen Specter, the man holding up his confirmation. The initial confirmation vote for Holder, who served as deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, yesterday was postponed for a week after a rancorous meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Republicans, lead [...] (link)

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