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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/12/2009
Eric Holder's GOP friends
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ERIC HOLDER'S GOP FRIENDS.... Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) complained last week that Eric Holder, Obama's nominee for Attorney General, may be unqualified because he's made "some very unfortunate statements about our interrogation of prisoners." Yes, the next A.G....

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thehill.com - 1/12/2009
Sen. Hatch to back Eric Holder for AG
— thehill.com — The former Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee will support Eric Holder's nomination for attorney general, giving him a major boost toward confirmation. Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), who chaired the panel for a decade beginning in 1995, ... (more) Sen. Hatch to back Eric Holder for AG

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politico.com - 1/12/2009
Former top Bush officials back Holder
— politico.com — Another two former top Bush Justice Department officials have endorsed Eric Holder for attorney general. (more) Former top Bush officials back Holder

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Kyl Falsely Claims Holder Doesn’t Support Patriot Act, Says He Shouldn’t Be AG If He’s Against Torture
thinkprogress.org - 1/10/2009
Kyl Falsely Claims Holder Doesn’t Support Patriot Act, Says He Shouldn’t Be AG If He’s Against ...
— thinkprogress.org — Conservatives, led by former Bush adviser Karl Rove , are hoping to use the upcoming confirmation hearing of Eric Holder, President-elect Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, to “ lay down a marker ” that will show they “they ... (more) Kyl Falsely Claims Holder Doesn’t Support Patriot Act, ...

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Discourse.net — ... Usually Steve Benen is to my mind one of the most clear-sighted observers of the DC scene. Yet, in an item on Eric Holder’s GOP Friends in which he correctly notes that Holder will get confirmed with votes to spare, Steve writes, ...

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