volokh.com - 11/24/2008
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I have been unsure whether Eric Holder's role in the controversial pardon of billionaire fugitive Marc Rich should raise concerns about his nomination to be Attorney General. George Lardner, who covered...
washingtonpost.com - 12/2/2008
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Richard Cohen - Eric Holder Is Disqualified by the Marc ...
nytimes.com - 11/22/2008
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Washington WHEN President Bill Clinton pardoned a billionaire
fugitive from justice on his last day in office,
even usually loyal Democrats were dismayed. Representative Henry Waxman of California called it “bad precedent” and “an end run around the ...
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Op-Ed Contributor - A Pardon to Remember
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
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Barack Obama's Attorney General candidate Eric Holder was
grilled in Congress after the Clinton Administration pardoned FALN
terrorists before leaving office. This testimony on the Clinton pardons of the 16 FALN terrorists took place in front of the ...
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Eric Holder Caught on Tape Defending the FALN Terrorist ...
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Stones Cry Out —
... my cup of tea.
Christ the King … which means next week is Advent in the West … how soon we forget, the East started “Advent”, i.e., the Nativity fast, two weeks ago.
Sex and violence?
Some things for which thanks are given.
The history of a (bad?) idea.
Mr Obama proposes returning to the New Deal … after all it worked poorly the first time, right?
Mr Holder and Mr Rich … still awaiting an apologetic from the left I guess. ...
White House Counsel Learns of Strange New Technology Known as “Search Engine”
Overlawyered —
... While I’m not fool enough to think that Holder’s nomination will be rejected, I had been hoping that Holder would take a shellacking over his role in the even more egregious Clinton decision to pardon fraud artist and fugitive Marc Rich. Holder would be nominated but, I hoped, chastened and aware that he would be watched. Now Fielding has handed Holder an arrow which will surely be fired back at Senate critics: “Mistakes were made Senator Spector, but this was an anomaly and it occurred with only hours to go before President Clinton would ...
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 1/15/2009 — Holder is testifying on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – During his confirmation hearing Thursday, Attorney General designate Eric Holder conceded that he "made mistakes" during the Marc Rich pardon incident that were "not typical" of his ...
Eric Holder, Jack Quinn and the Rich pardon - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com 12/11/2008 — (updated below - Update II) Two weeks ago, in a largely positive assessment about Obama's likely Attorney General nominee -- entitled "Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder" -- I wrote : Holder's involvement in the sleazy Marc Rich pardon ...
Can Eric Holder's role in the Rich pardon be defended?
powerlineblog.com 12/8/2008 — Can Bill Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich be defended on the merits? Seth Lipsky is a journalist whom I greatly respect, and he thinks that it can. In today's New York Times Seth makes the case for the pardon. Seth also thinks that the pardon should be ...
How Much Opposition to Eric Holder Is Enough?
campaignspot.nationalreview.com 1/13/2009 — Erick Erickson of RedState comes out, guns blazing, against the NRA for not using everything in their arsenal (no pun intended) against the nomination... . . .
While We're on the Subject of Holder
corner.nationalreview.com 11/26/2008 — ... I think occasional excerpts from the House Committee on Government Reform's lengthy and enlightening report on the Clinton pardons should be required reading -- given not only President-elect Obama's decision to nominate Holder for AG but the ...
Last Try on Holder Nomination, Part I
firedoglake.com 11/29/2008 —
As you may recall, I expressed some dismay upon learning of the Eric Holder nomination for AG. Back in June of this year, Kirk Murphy had done a piece on Holder's involvement in negotiating a plea deal for Chiquita that included no criminal ...
When The Time Comes For Eric Holder's Confirmation Hearings . . .
redstate.com 11/25/2008 —
I certainly hope that
George Lardner is asked to appear before the Senate Judiciary
Committee to give his opinion on whether Holder is qualified for
the job, given his involvement in the Marc Rich pardon. In his
testimony, Lardner can point out ...
GOP Forming United Opposition To Holder Nomination
huffingtonpost.com 12/12/2008 — More signs have emerged that Eric Holder's nomination for Attorney General will face a bitter committee fight as Republican Senators on Thursday criticized Holder's work in the Clinton White House and even attempted to tie him to disgraced Illinois ...
Los Angeles Times: Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency
latimes.com 1/9/2009 — http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-holder9-2009jan09,0,6643509.story Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency By Josh Meyer and Tom Hamburger January 9, 2009 Reporting from Washington — Attorney general nominee Eric H. ...
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