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Senate Republicans are considering making Bill Clinton testify at Hillary Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing to become Secretary of State.My first thought? Yowza.My second thought? What a good idea.Louisiana Sen....
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MIDDAY ROUNDUP News that Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) will hold up Eric Holder’s confirmation as attorney general brings complaints from liberal bloggers, while conservatives contemplate the role of certain party leaders in their future. Also, President-elect Obama’s most recent cabinet appointments say a lot about his approach to governing, centrist and liberal bloggers claim. Though Holder deserves tough questioning for his role in pardoning financier Marc Rich, Specter is breaking new ground in political opportunism by trying to hold up his Senate confirmation, Josh Marshall alleges at TalkingPointsMemo. Specter seems to want a delay for the ...
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