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bench.nationalreview.com - 10/30/2009
Eric Holder's Pretense -- By: Ed Whelan
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Attorney General Eric Holder recently explained that the Obama administration was taking so long to nominate United States Attorneys because, in supposed contrast to the George W. Bush administration, it was looking so hard for the “best people”—“people who are highly qualified, who ...
powerlineblog.com - 10/31/2009
Bush-Era Leaks Were Dangerous After All
— powerlineblog.com — Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday invoked the state secrets privilege in connection with a case titled Shubert,... et al. v. Barack Obama, et al. . The Shubert case is pending in federal district court in San Francisco. Assuming the court agrees ... (more) Bush-Era Leaks Were Dangerous After All

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cdobs.com - 10/29/2009
Attorney General Eric Holder Tries to Kill a TV ad for School Vouchers.
— cdobs.com — President Obama isn’t taking kindly to a television ad that criticizes his opposition to a popular scholarship... program for poor children, and his administration wants the ad pulled. (more) Attorney General Eric Holder Tries to Kill a TV ad for ...

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Obama Agrees w/Bush – Again!
harrisonprice.com - 28 days ago
Obama Agrees w/Bush – Again!
— harrisonprice.com — Will Obama face demonization in the Left Wing press for doing exactly what former President George W.... Bush did? Don’t hold your breath: Attorney General Eric Holder says a lawsuit in San Francisco over warrantless wiretapping threatens to expose ongoing intelligence work and must be ... (more) Obama Agrees w/Bush – Again!

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Articles on National Review Online:  The Scooter Standard -- By: Andrew C. McCarthy

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The Scooter Standard -- By: Andrew C. McCarthy
Articles on National Review Online — ... As Ed Whelan notes, Attorney General Eric Holder has claimed that the Obama administration is being deliberate in nominating U.S. attorneys because it insists on having the “best people” -- nominees “who are highly qualified, who understand what immense power they will be given as United States attorneys, who understand that they are to enforce the law in an impartial, nonpolitical way.” It’s a crock, of course. ...

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