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Eric Holder and Seizing Elian
One of my favorite Eric Holder stories involves his role in the Justice Department's handling of the Elian Gonzalez case. In the period before armed agents seized the child, the Justice Department had been leaking its intention to avoid any sort of armed intervention. It would all be done ...
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:
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
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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Eric Holder Is Just The Sort Of Two-Faced Liar A President Like Obama Needs
Say Anything — ... Byron York relates a story about Obama’s pick for Attorney General that pretty much sums up who the guy is in a nutshell.  It has to do with a bit of duplicity Holder engaged in with regard to the Elian Gonzalez scandal. ...

A Bit More on Holder
The Agitator — National Review relays two troubling stories on Obama AG nominee Eric Holder’s role in the Elian Gonzalez case. Here’s the first: In the period before armed agents seized the child, the Justice Department had been leaking its intention to avoid any sort of armed intervention. It would all be done quietly, they suggested. When top Department officials were asked about it, they said nothing to change that impression. About two weeks before the raid, Tim Russert asked Holder, “You wouldn’t send a SWAT team in the dark of night ...

A Bit More on Eric Holder
Hit & Run — ... National Review relays two troubling stories on Obama AG nominee Eric Holder’s role in the Elian Gonzalez case. Here’s the first: In the period before armed agents seized the child, the Justice Department had been leaking its intention to avoid any sort of armed intervention. It would all be done quietly, they suggested. When top Department officials were asked about it, they said nothing to change that impression. About two weeks before the raid, Tim Russert asked Holder, “You wouldn’t send a SWAT team in ...

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Obama Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder Helped Enable 2000 Elian Gonzalez SeizureNewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Now that Eric Holder is in the process of trying to graduate from being a member of Barack Obama's vice-presidential search committee to President-elect Obama's apparent nominee for Attorney General, it's a good idea to remind people of Holder's role in the Elian Gonzalez case in 2000. This ...
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Obama’s Attorney General Pick Lied About Seizing Elian Gonzalez At Gun PointSay Anything
Yesterday I highlighted a bit of dishonesty about the Elian Gonzalez controversy engaged in by Obama AG pick Eric Holder.  Today comes another example, this one courtesy of Jim Geraghty: Eric Holder, the deputy attorney general, appeared on Fox News a few hours after the raid that ...
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The record of Eric Holder, who has reportedly accepted an offer to become the next attorney general, shows that he doesn't adhere to the standards of justice that Democrats have crowed about, writes Andy McCarthy. On the day before federal agents dramatically seized Elian Gonzalez, the ...
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