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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009
Death By 1,000 Cuts: The GOP Takes On Obama's Nominees
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Eric Holder . Tim Geithner . Now, Tom Daschle . All three men remain highly likely to be confirmed to the Cabinet -- but that hasn't stopped the GOP and the media, assisted by the hothouse Washington news cycle, from weaving a pattern of perceived political "stumbles" or "mistakes" by Barack ...
thehill.com - 1/12/2009
Sen. Hatch to back Eric Holder for AG
— thehill.com — The former Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee will support Eric Holder's nomination for attorney general,... giving him a major boost toward confirmation. Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), who chaired the panel for a decade beginning in 1995, ... (more) Sen. Hatch to back Eric Holder for AG

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Specter Knocks Leahy For Predicting Holder Confirmation Despite His Own Similar Conduct On Ashcroft
thinkprogress.org - 1/12/2009
Specter Knocks Leahy For Predicting Holder Confirmation Despite His Own Similar Conduct On Ashcroft
— thinkprogress.org — This morning, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) took to right-wing talk radio to continue his politically-motivated crusade against... President-elect Obama’s Attorney General designate Eric Holder . Appearing on Bill Bennett’s Morning In America, ... (more) Specter Knocks Leahy For Predicting Holder Confirmation ...

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Kyl Falsely Claims Holder Doesn’t Support Patriot Act, Says He Shouldn’t Be AG If He’s Against Torture
thinkprogress.org - 1/10/2009
Kyl Falsely Claims Holder Doesn’t Support Patriot Act, Says He Shouldn’t Be AG If He’s Against ...
— thinkprogress.org — Conservatives, led by former Bush adviser Karl Rove , are hoping to use the upcoming confirmation hearing... of Eric Holder, President-elect Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, to “ lay down a marker ” that will show they “they ... (more) Kyl Falsely Claims Holder Doesn’t Support Patriot Act, ...

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Feel Drama!
Talking Points Memo — ... Can Obama possibly save his embattled nominees who are virtually guaranteed to be confirmed notwithstanding a lot of media hyperventilating? We take a look at the high stakes drama. ...

Ready? Here's the New GOP Truthiness Rule
Hoffmania! — ... If we say it, and the papers quote us, it becomes a hard cold fact. Apparently, it's all they have left.

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