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GOPers, Worried About Torture Prosecutions, Delay Holder Vote
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary committee are delaying for up to a week a vote on Eric Holder's nomination to be Attorney General, with some saying they want more time to consider his record on torture. John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, told Politico : Part of my concern relates to ...
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G.O.P. Forces Delay on Attorney General
G.O.P. Forces Delay on Attorney General
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To Prosecute Torture or Not to Prosecute? Cornyn's Holder Holdup Splits GOPers
TPM Election Central — ... Sen. John Cornyn's (R-TX) decision today to force a week-long delay in Eric Holder's Judiciary Committee confirmation vote has opened an unexpected fissure in the GOP. On the one side are Republicans who want Holder to echo President Obama's promise ...

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