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blogs.suntimes.com - 12/18/2008
Eric Holder neglected Blagojevich link on confirmation questionnaire sent to Senate
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My Sun-Times colleague Chris Fusco has a story in the Wednesday paper about Attorney General designate Eric Holder failing to reveal to the Senate Judiciary Committee about how Gov. Blagojevich hired him as a 'special investigator to the Illinois Gaming...
thehill.com - 12/16/2008
GOP probes Holder’s role in Elian Gonzales case
— 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 ... (more) GOP probes Holder’s role in Elian Gonzales case

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Holder omitted Blagojevich link from questionnaire
suntimes.com - 12/17/2008
Holder omitted Blagojevich link from questionnaire
— suntimes.com — Before Eric Holder was President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be attorney general, he was Gov. Blagojevich's pick to sort out a mess involving Illinois' long-dormant casino license. (more) Holder omitted Blagojevich link from questionnaire

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RedState: Conservative News and Community:  Reviewing Governor Blagojevich’s (D) status.

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Reviewing Governor Blagojevich’s (D) status.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Also, he’s the guy that hired Eric “Chiquita” Holder to be his guy on getting a casino deal done. Not allegedly, although Chiquita somehow “forgot” about it. ...

Investigating The Investigator
Classical Values — Investigating The Investigator It seems like Obama's Attorney General nominee Eric Holder once had a job working for Illinois Governor Blagojevich as an investigator. And what was he investigating? The mobbed-up Rosemont, Illinois casino deal. CHICAGO--Before Eric Holder was President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be attorney general, he was Gov. Blagojevich's pick to sort out a mess involving Illinois' long-dormant casino license. Blagojevich and Holder appeared together at a March 24, 2004, news conference to announce Holder's role as "special investigator to the Illinois ...

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