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washingtonindependent.com - 1/6/2009
Arlen Specter compares Eric Holder to Alberto Gonzales
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Republicans have made it clear that Attorney General-designate Eric Holder is the most problematic of President-elect Barack Obama cabinet nominees. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, gave a scathing floor statement on Holder Tuesday, laying out many ...

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TPMMuckraker:  Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo

latimes.com - 1/9/2009
Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- Attorney general nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent ... (more) Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los ...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — It doesn't get harsher than that. In a floor speech today, Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee, suggested that Eric Holder, Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General, might follow in the footsteps of ... ... (more) Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo

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washingtonpost.com - 1/10/2009
Obama Attorney General Pick Eric Holder Facing Increasing Criticism
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Obama Attorney General Pick Eric Holder Facing ...

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Amanda Carpenter: Specter Compares Obama AG to Gonzales
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... of independence. Mr. Gonzales left office accused of politicizing the Justice Department, failing to restrain Executive overreaching, and being less than forthcoming with Congress … I am convinced that many of Attorney General Gonzales’ missteps were caused by his eagerness to please the White House. Similarly, when Mr. Holder was serving as DAG to President Clinton, some of his actions raised concerns about his ability to maintain his independence from the president. Ouch. H/T David Weigel

Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo
TPMMuckraker — ... The Washington Indepednent reports that Specter cited several of the attacks that we've heard from GOPers since Holder's nomination was announced -- including the Al Gore "campaign finance violations" of 1996, the Elian Gonzalez case, and the last-minute pardon of Marc Rich. ...

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