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blogs.tnr.com - 11/18/2008
Does Holder = Hillary?
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Cherished reader EC makes a great point: If Isikoff is right that Holder is the next AG , doesn't it mean that the HRC pick is pretty much a done deal?  I had originally assumed the AG would be a woman because otherwise there wouldn't be one in a frontline cabinet spot.  But if the ...
Holder to be named attorney general
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/18/2008
Holder to be named attorney general
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Pete WilliamsPresident-elect Obama has offered Eric Holder the position of attorney general, and Holder has... accepted it, according to sources involved in the process. The formal announcement has been held up while Obama transition team ... (more) Holder to be named attorney general

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/21/2008
A Good Question For Eric Holder
— campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Back in 1998, when testifying before Congress about the need for a federal hate crimes law, then... Deputy-Attorney General Eric Holder was asked for amp... . . . (more) A Good Question For Eric Holder

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/20/2008
Who Are You Going To Believe, Eric Holder, or Your...
— campaignspot.nationalreview.com — The forcible removal of Elian Gonzalez from his relatives in Miami gives us another great moment in... Eric Holder's history, of giving straight, truthfu... . . . (more) Who Are You Going To Believe, Eric Holder, or Your...

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Remainders: Vetting?
Ben Smith's Blog — (Holder file photo from AP) Wolfson demonstrates the depth of Clinton vetting. Crowley suggests that a man at AG means a woman at State. Howard Dean is fine with Lieberman staying, says Obama called the shots. Good has the first 100 days of 12 presidents. Bill Clinton lectures in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 6. Joe Lieberman keeps a job, loses one. Only, the wrong ones. Obama's position on Lieberman shows he puts policy above process. His McCain '08 Bumper Sticker ...

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