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reason.com - 11/20/2008
Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time Cover Story
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Barack Obama's selection of Eric Holder as his attorney general is a very discouraging sign for anyone who hoped the new administration would de-escalate the war on drugs. As Dave Weigel noted earlier today, Holder pushed for stiffer marijuana penalties when he was the U.S. ...

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/21/2008
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

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Hit & Run > Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time Cover Story - Reason Magazine
— reason.com — Barack Obama's selection of Eric Holder as his attorney general is a very discouraging sign for anyone who hoped the new administration would de-escalate the war on drugs. As Dave Weigel noted earlier today, Holder pushed for stiffer marijuana ... (more) Hit & Run > Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and ...

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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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JACOB SULLUM: “Barack Obama’s selection of Eric Holder as his attorney general is a very discouragin…
Instapundit — JACOB SULLUM: “Barack Obama’s selection of Eric Holder as his attorney general is a very discouraging sign for anyone who hoped the new administration would de-escalate the war on drugs.” Meet the new boss, yada yada. As Nick Gillespie said on PJTV a while back, there was no good libertarian reason to vote for Obama — though some libertarians did. ...

Eric Holder: "Extreme Drug Warrior"
Tennessee Guerilla Women — Eric Holder, Obama's pick for Attorney General is reportedly an "extreme drug warrior" whose rhetoric on marijuana use is "indistinguishable" from "the most zealous Republican drug warrior." Holder has advocated heavy mandatory minimum sentences and harsher penalties for marijuana. This record appears to be from the mid 1990s, so some cling to the hope that Bolder has since changed, but not changed like Obama has changed. In 2004, Obama supported marijuana decriminalization, but then in ...

Will Potheads Derail The Holder Nomination?
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... Josh Green forwards along this e-mail comes from a list kept by Americans for Safe Access, which is dedicated to advancing the cause of legal medical marijuana. Barack Obama has been sympathetic to these activists and their desire for law enforcement to back off of their industry; Eric Holder, his attorney general nominee, has a record of being a toughie on drugs. ...

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