Senate panel wants testimony about Eric Holder

A former pardons attorney has said the attorney general nominee pushed subordinates to acquiesce in a controversial clemency case when he worked for President Clinton. > Senate Judiciary Committee staffers vetting Eric H. Holder Jr.'s nomination for attorney general said Friday they are seeking testimony from the Justice Department's former pardon attorney as they inquire into Holder's role in the 1999 grant of clemency to members of a Puerto Rican terrorist organization. (link)