miamiherald.com - 12/18/2008
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Elián González could play a role in next month's confirmation hearings for Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general.
thehill.com - 12/16/2008
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thehill.com —
Senate Republicans have requested information about Attorney General
nominee Eric Holder’s role in the Elian Gonzales controversy...
as part of a broad probe into his tenure with the Clinton administration and potential ties to presidential scandals ...
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GOP probes Holder’s role in Elian Gonzales case
suntimes.com - 12/17/2008
thinkprogress.org - 12/14/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Senate Republicans, including Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Chuck
Grassley (R-IA), and Jon Kyl (R-AZ), are trying delay...
confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, raising questions about Holder’s role in the 2001 pardon of ...
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Rove Reportedly Will ‘Help Lead’ GOP’s Fight Against ...
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... Marc Rich before President Clinton pardoned the fugitive financier in 2001- testimony that is now raising concerns among lawmakers reviewing Mr. Holder's nomination.
Correspondence with the Justice Department and testimony secured by Congress from other witnesses show that 15 months before the pardon, Mr. Holder met privately with Mr. Rich's attorney and received a presentation about what Mr. Rich's defense believed were flaws in the government's case.
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