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politico.com - 1/12/2009

Former top Bush officials back Holder

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Another two former top Bush Justice Department officials have endorsed Eric Holder for attorney general.

latimes.com - 1/9/2009

Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- Attorney general nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent ... (more) Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los ...

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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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washingtonpost.com - 1/10/2009

Obama Attorney General Pick Eric Holder Facing Increasing Criticism

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Obama Attorney General Pick Eric Holder Facing ...

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Political Animal: Eric Holder's GOP friends

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Daily Kos: Holder's AG Confirmation Hearing Today

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CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN: Former top Bush officials back Eric Holder….
Instapundit — CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN: Former top Bush officials back Eric Holder.

Eric Holder's GOP friends
Political Animal — ... 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. has spoken out against illegal interrogation techniques, and the second-highest-ranking Republican in the Senate thinks that's a good reason to vote against confirmation. In the meantime, however, Holder continues to pick up support from more-sane Republican corners. Two more former top Bush Justice Department officials have endorsed the nomination of Eric Holder for attorney general, the ...

DOJ Official Caught Up In US Attorney Firings Supports Holder
TPMMuckraker — ... In a letter obtained by Politico, former deputy AG Paul McNulty wrote that despite the issues raised by some GOPers about Holder's tenure at DOJ under Bill Clinton, he nonetheless deserved support: ...

Specter Knocks Leahy For Predicting Holder Confirmation Despite His Own Similar Conduct On Ashcroft
Think Progress — ... have said that unless something unusual happens, I will support John Ashcroft.” Specter appears increasingly alone in his opposition to Holder’s confirmation. Today, former judiciary committee chair Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced his support for Holder. Other prominent conservatives backing Holder include former Solicitor General Ted Olsen, former Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), and former Deputy Attorneys General Jim Comey and Paul Mcnulty. ...

Holder's AG Confirmation Hearing Today
Daily Kos — ... Holder, Obama's pick for attorney general, promises to be bruising... Part of the opposing party's goal in tough questioning, analysts say, is to take the incoming president down a peg, to force him to spend political capital early in the term, thereby lessening the capital he can spend on policy battles down the road. Holder has the support of the Democratic Senators on the Judiciary Committee, along with the backing of Orrin Hatch, the endorsement of three former Deputy Attorney Generals, not to mention former Senator John Warner ...