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Eric Holder's Baffling KSM Decision

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000

DAVID BEAMER On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to question Attorney General Eric Holder about his decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in criminal courts rather than military tribunals. As the father of Todd Beamer, who died on United Airlines Flight 93, I ...

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Rep. Patrick Kennedy Banned From Receiving Communion By Bishop Thomas Tobin

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:31:00 +0000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. The ...

BlondeSense found this 11 hours ago on huffingtonpost.com

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What the Law Commands

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:07 +0000

The surprising similarities between Chief Justice John Roberts and his newest colleague, Sonia Sotomayor.

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Skelton demands hearing on KSM trial

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:45:38 +0000

The chair of the House Armed Services Committee has sent a letter demanding the appearance of Attorney General Eric Holder to explain his decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-conspirators in federal court. Rep. [...] Read the rest »

Stop The ACLU found this 24 hours ago on hotair.com

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Travesty in New York -- By: Charles Krauthammer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:06 +0000

F or late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 -- not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular and telegenic. And now its self-proclaimed architect, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has been given ...

Pat Dollard | Young Americans found this 2 days ago on article.nationalreview.com

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A Return to Traditional American Justice

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:23 +0000

The White House's decision to try alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian courthouse in New York City constitutes a return to America's noble system of justice and a rejection of the kangaroo court system of President George W. Bush.

dmmorrison posted 2 days ago from berkshireeagle.com

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Wall St. Journal Slammed for Racist Slur

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:37 +0000

Wisconsin residents object after newspaper editorial denigrates black federal district court nominee

dmmorrison posted 2 days ago from jsonline.com

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Holder: 'Failure not an option' in New York 9/11 terror trial

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:53 +0000

But Attorney General Eric Holder also told senators Wednesday that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed could be detained indefinitely if acquitted in a New York terror trial. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the November 18, 2009 edition Attorney ...

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Holder's decision on Mohammed trial defended

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:28:21 +0000

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Maybe They Can Switch Sides Again

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:01:51 +0000

They were the best defense terrorists could buy on a pro bono basis! And now they are all working at the Justice Department and need to recuse themselves from the upcoming terrorist trials (or at least, ought to.) Will there...

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Breitbart to AG Holder: Investigate ACORN or We’ll Release More Tapes Just Before 2010 Election

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Earlier tonight Andrew Breitbart, James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles discussed the final chapter of the ACORN L.A. saga on “Hannity,” but more interestingly, Breitbart disclosed where the story goes from here. Transcript (below) starts from 3:50 into the clip: Watch the latest ...

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 2 days ago on biggovernment.com

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Breitbart to AG Holder: Do your job douche nozzle or we will burn the Democrats come 2010!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:46 +0000

Oh Man, there’s gonna be many a Democrat singing the blues, if Eric Holder does not do his job before 2010. The Video: Breitbart: There’s a lot of hypocrisy and the dust has settled for ACORN and at the end of the day they’ve recognized that Eric Holder, the Attorney General, ...

Patrick Adkins posted 2 days ago from politicalbyline.com

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Corruptocrat AG Eric Holder’s conflicted DOJ

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:00 +0000

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Detainees to get "the-state-always-wins" system of "justice"

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:25:11 +0000

(updated below) According to The Associated Press , Eric Holder will announce later today that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other 9/11 defendants will be brought from Guantanamo to New York to stand trial, in a real criminal court, for the crimes they are accused of committing. This is a ...

Blogometer found this 9 days ago on salon.com

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Dear Mr. Holder

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:13:22 +0000

Holder speciously recast the arguments against a civilian trial for KSM in his testimony to Congress. This lawyer mom discusses the arguments against holding a civilian trial, none of which Holder could answer, and Holder's suggestion that Bush is to blame for the terrorists' trial delays.

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Eric Holder's True Motive

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:08 +0000

Mona Charen, National Review Attorney General Eric Holder adopted a tough guy pose when he announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others will be tried in federal court for the most heinous terror attack on Americans in history. "After eight years of delay," he intoned, ...

Pat Dollard | Young Americans found this 2 days ago on realclearpolitics.com

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Selling Originalism by Jamal Greene

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:57 +0000

Columbia University - Law School Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 97, p. 657, 2009 Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 08-185 Abstract: The legal academy has been unkind to originalism. Legal scholars have leveled withering criticism at originalists, maintaining that their faith in judges' ...

The Volokh Conspiracy found this 2 days ago on papers.ssrn.com

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NPR Shocker: Attorney General Holder Stumped By Lindsey Graham

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:48:31 +0000

During Wednesday's Justice Department oversight hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) stumped Attorney General Eric Holder on what should have been a fairly routine question for America's top law enforcement official. Maybe more surprisingly, NPR reported it at ...

Knowledge is Power found this 4 days ago on newsbusters.org

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KSM civilian trial: Did Holder think it through?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:28 +0000

Watching this video, you can’t help but wonder if Eric Holder gave much thought to the decision: How could Holder not know the answer to this question? Noel Sheppard (via Instapundit ) has the transcript. Money quote: The big problem I have is that you’re criminalizing ...

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Breitbart to Eric Holder: Investigate ACORN, or else.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:48 +0000

Yes, it’s a threat. And threats don’t get more direct than this: either AG Holder starts investigating ACORN, or Breitbart dumps what he still has on the scene in time to make a difference in the 2010 elections. And this message is to Attorney General Holder: I want you to know that ...

RedState found this 2 days ago on moelane.com

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