thinkprogress.org - 1/16/2009
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During his confirmation hearing today, Attorey General nominee Eric Holder unequivocally rejected torture . “No one is above the law,” Holder said repeatedly during the hearing.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) could not fathom that an Attorney General would reject a practice that both is ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009
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Not that it's likely, but Brad Schlozman may
want to hope that Eric Holder's confirmation somehow gets
derailed. That's because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider the Bush Justice Department's curious ...
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Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...
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Firedoglake —
... Israel and Hamas nearing a deal?
W says goodbye:: 9/11, 9/11, good, evil, 9/11, 9/11...
"Forgive and forget"?
An incredible rescue effort for downed US Airways passengers.
Shoe-thrower held incommunicado.
Also: water is wet, sky is blue...
But, but, but -- I can haz waterboarding?
Warren: be a Nazi-like Christian!
Everyone together now: awwwwww.
What kind of hypothetical is that?
Political Animal —
WHAT KIND OF HYPOTHETICAL IS THAT?.... Eric Holder's unequivocal responses to questions about torture yesterday should help bring some much-needed clarity to U.S. policy in the future. But before the confirmation process continues, let's not overlook just how ridiculous Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) approached the issue yesterday. The exchange was helpful in learning about both the senator and the nominee. Cornyn wanted Holder to admit that he'd torture a terrorist in a "ticking-time-bomb scenario," in order to "save perhaps tens of thousands of lives." Holder responded ...
New Polls Indicate Republicans Favor Torture, Gulags
Firedoglake —
... While Republican leaders like John Cornyn and John Boehner continue cheerlead for the continuation these un-American policies, the rest of the country has thankfully rejected them.
"Disgraceful cabinet"
Some Guy With a Website by August J. Pollak - xoverboard.com —
... accountant is limited by, well, I guess shit that might actually have damaged the country. After eight years of George Bush having a cabinet filled with cronies who thought spying on Americans and torturing non-Americans were awesome activites, you'll excuse me for not being fazed and/or hurdled into a screaming rage over the discovery that rich people fuck around on their taxes. I mean, for godssakes, Obama's nominee for Attorney General is being held up because he apparently recognizes that 24 is a fictional television program. Can we get started with that decade-due ...
Torture Advocates Mum On Whether They Support Waterboarding Roeder
TPMMuckraker —
... The office of Sen. John Cornyn, who posed the ticking time bomb hypothetical to Eric Holder in his confirmation hearings earlier this year, likewise didn't respond to the same question. ...
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Freeh: Holder was 'used' in Rich pardon —
CNN.com - Politics 1/16/2009
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh said Friday that Attorney General-designate Eric Holder allowed himself "to be used" by the Clinton White House in the pardon process for then-fugitive financier Marc Rich in January 2001.
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