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washingtontimes.com - 1/28/2009

EXCLUSIVE: Holder assures GOP on prosecution

— washingtontimes.com — By: ErikTheDread It's hard to believe Bond. Even if what he's saying is true (which I find hard to believe), do Republicans REALLY want to go down this road? Extracting pre hoc promises from nominees that would be binding after confirmation? Does Bond ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Holder assures GOP on prosecution

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/28/2009

Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — My colleague Zack at TPMmuck just heard from an aide to Attorney General nominee Eric Holder. The aide definitively denied Sen. Kit Bond's (R-MO) claim that Holder had given him "assurances" of avoiding future prosecutions of Bush intelligence ... (more) Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special ...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/28/2009

Leading Senate Dems Dismiss Report That Holder Promised No Torture Prosecutions

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Washington Times reported today that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder has privately assured Sen. Kit Bond (MO) and other Republicans that the Obama DoJ will not prosecute intelligence officials who engaged in harsh interrogations. A Bond ... (more) Leading Senate Dems Dismiss Report That Holder Promised ...

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Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... edition of quick hits: * Al Gore warned the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today that the planet is facing a "grave danger." * The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Eric Holder's nomination , 17 to 2. Only Sens. Coburn and Cornyn voted against him. * Speaking of Holder, Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Holder assured him that he wouldn't prosecute Bush administration officials who committed acts of torture. No one seems to think Bond is telling the truth. * For a change, it was a good day ...

Aide: Holder Has Made No Decisions On Prosecuting Bush Officials
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... to bring a prosecution because obtaining a conviction would be "exceedingly difficult?" Holder: Prosecutorial and investigative judgments must depend on the facts, and no one is above the law. But where it is clear that a government agent has acted in 'reasonable and good-faith reliance on Justice Department legal opinions' authoritatively permitting his conduct, I would find it difficult to justify commencing a full-blown criminal investigation, let alone a prosecution. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/28/aide-holder-ha... The Washington Times Article is ...

Dear President Obama: So how's that "doing away with the politics of the past" working for ya?
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... Did you honestly believe that they would put the nation's interest before that of their party? When in the last three decades have they ever done that? I mean, this is a party that impeached Bill Clinton for lying about a blowjob, but that wanted Eric Holder to pledge not to investigate and if warranted, prosecute Bush Administration officials for wrongdoing in the most breathtaking attempt yet to codify the IOKIYAR rule into actual written practice. ...