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reason.com - 11/21/2008
Hit & Run > Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time Cover Story - Reason Magazine
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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. attorney for the ...
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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reason.com - 11/20/2008
Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time Cover Story
— 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 ... (more) Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time ...

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/20/2008
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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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Holder: Drug Warrior

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Holder: Drug Warrior
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Holder, Obama's AG, has unapologetically supported the war on drugs in the past. Radley Balko talks to drug policy reform groups about the pick: The consensus seemed to be mild disappointment tempered with cautious optimism that despite his recent staff selections, Obama will keep his campaign promises to end the federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries and work to ameliorate the discrepancy in crack/powder cocaine sentencing...Who Obama ends up choosing to head up the DEA and ONDCP will be a far better indicator of whether he intends to ...

Holder As Attorney General Seen Likely To Escalate War On Drugs
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... There's been plenty of right-wing hand-wringing recently over fears that Barack Obama's election will bring about a new era of 1960s liberalism. Obama's selection of Eric Holder for attorney general, however, should calm at least one of those fears, the one regarding the war on drugs. Reason magazine recently called Holder's "rhetoric on the seriousness of marijuana offenses was indistinguishable from that of the most zealous Republican drug warrior" and offered the following quotes from Holder: ...

Holder As Attorney General Seen Likely To Escalate War On Drugs
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... There's been plenty of right-wing hand-wringing recently over fears that Barack Obama's election will bring about a new era of 1960s liberalism. Obama's selection of Eric Holder for attorney general, however, should calm at least one of those fears, the one regarding the war on drugs. Reason magazine recently called Holder's "rhetoric on the seriousness of marijuana offenses was indistinguishable from that of the most zealous Republican drug warrior" and offered the following quotes from Holder: ...

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Eric Holder : Wanted Return of Mandatory Minimums and Tougher Pot Penalties
talkleft.com 11/19/2008 — As U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Eric Holder sought to raise marijuana penalties and restore mandatory minimum penalties for drug crimes. From the Washington Times, December 5, 1996 (via Lexis.com): Eric Holder yesterday said he will seek to ...
Cabinet Officers and Public Policy — Outside The Beltway | OTB
The gang at Reason is concerned about the appointment of Eric Holder as the Attorney General, with both Dave Weigel and Jacob Sullum noting that he’s been a big advocate of harsher penalties for drug offenders, including marijuana users. Sullum’s right that the choice is ...
Eric Holder on Drugs (So to Speak) — The Corner on National Review Online
Reason's Jacob Sullum has the goods: 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 ...
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 ...
Oh Great — Suburban Guerrilla
Via TalkLeft, this pointed reminder about Eric Holder, Obama’s AG nominee: As U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Eric Holder sought to raise marijuana penalties and restore mandatory minimum penalties for drug crimes.
The Drug Policy Reform Movement on Holder — The Agitator
I polled several drug policy reform groups about Obama’s nomination of Eric Holder. The results–and my own opinion on what the nomination means– over at reason .
Still Waiting for that Hope and Change — Hit & Run
As reason 's Jacob Sullum , David Weigel , and Shikha Dalmia have all noted, President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Eric Holder as the next attorney general doesn't bode well for civil liberties or drug policy reform. Over at The Nation , John Nichols adds his voice to the chorus of ...