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crooksandliars.com - 1/22/2009
Eric Holder: 'Waterboarding is torture'
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Download | Play    Download | Play In a statement certain to send Bill O'Reilly round yet another bend, Attorney General nominee Eric Holder made plain he considered waterboarding to be torture: Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder Jr. forcefully broke from the Bush ...

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corner.nationalreview.com - 1/24/2009
Will Obama Revive the Fairness Doctrine?
— corner.nationalreview.com — Those of us who fear a revival, directly or indirectly, of the Fairness Doctrine need to be aware of the following exchanges that occurred during the Senate Judiciary Committee's January 15th confirmation hearing for Attorney General-Designate Eric ... (more) Will Obama Revive the Fairness Doctrine?

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article.nationalreview.com - 1/22/2009
McCarthy: Unpardonable: Holders Marc Rich Shuffle
— article.nationalreview.com — Eric Holder knew about Marc Richs crimes in 1995, though thats not what he told Congress last week. (more) McCarthy: Unpardonable: Holders Marc Rich Shuffle

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/21/2009
Senate Republicans To Delay Holder Confirmation Over Torture Prosecutions
— huffingtonpost.com — Senate Republicans hope to delay a vote on the confirmation of Eric Holder to become attorney general in order to pressure him to say whether he will prosecute intelligence agents for torture if they were following orders and acting within what they ... (more) Senate Republicans To Delay Holder Confirmation Over ...

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Stop Justice from pursuing justice.
Jesus' General — I'm very worried about Eric Holder, Obama's pick for attorney general. Last week, during his confirmation hearing, he did something that sent shivers down my spine--he called torture, "torture." ...

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Senate Republicans delay vote on attorney general — Reuters: Politics 1/21/2009
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