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reason.com - 11/20/2008
Drug Policy Reform Organizations Weigh in on Holder
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I asked several drug policy reform groups for a statement on Obama's nomination of Eric Holder to head up the Justice Department.  The consensus seemed to be mild disappointment tempered with cautious optimism that despite his recent staff selections, Obama will keep his campaign promises ...
volokh.com - 11/21/2008
Eric Holder on firearms policy:
— volokh.com — Earlier this year, Eric Holder--along with Janet Reno and several other former officials from the Clinton Department... of Justice--co-signed an amicus brief in District of Columbia v. Heller. The brief... (more) Eric Holder on firearms policy:

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Obama's Attorney General
blog.newsweek.com - 11/18/2008
Obama's Attorney General
— blog.newsweek.com — President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general, putting the veteran Washington lawyer... in place to become the first African-American to head the Justice Department, according to two legal sources close to the ... (more) Obama's Attorney General

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Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 11/19/2008
Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — (updated below - Update II) Even before there has been a single Cabinet selection announced, I'm already... weary from all the gossip and chatter about potential appointees, but, at least for me, the position of Attorney General is different. So much of ... (more) Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder - Glenn ...

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The Agitator:  The Drug Policy Reform Movement on Holder

Instapundit:  DRUG POLICY REFORM GROUPS weigh in on Eric Holder….

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Holder: Drug Warrior

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The Drug Policy Reform Movement on Holder
The Agitator — I polled several drug policy reform groups about Obama’s nomination of Eric Holder. The results–and my own opinion on what the nomination means–over at reason. ...

DRUG POLICY REFORM GROUPS weigh in on Eric Holder….
Instapundit — DRUG POLICY REFORM GROUPS weigh in on Eric Holder.

Holder: Drug Warrior
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Holder, Obama's AG, has unapologetically supported the war on drugs in the past. Radley Balko talks to drug policy reform groups about the pick: The consensus seemed to be mild disappointment tempered with cautious optimism that despite his recent staff selections, Obama will keep his campaign promises to end the federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries and work to ameliorate the discrepancy in crack/powder cocaine sentencing...Who Obama ends up choosing to head up the DEA and ONDCP will be a far better indicator of whether he intends to ...

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