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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/3/2009
Holder confirmed for attorney general
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From NBC's Pete WilliamsEric Holder has been confirmed as the nation's first African-American attorney general. The vote was 75-21. He'll be sworn in at a public ceremony tomorrow at the Justice Department....( read more )
Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/28/2009
Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — My colleague Zack at TPMmuck just heard from an aide to Attorney General nominee Eric Holder. The... aide definitively denied Sen. Kit Bond's (R-MO) claim that Holder had given him "assurances" of avoiding future prosecutions of Bush intelligence ... (more) Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special ...

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Holder Confirmed as Nation's First Black Attorney General
washingtonpost.com - 2/3/2009
Holder Confirmed as Nation's First Black Attorney General
— 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) Holder Confirmed as Nation's First Black Attorney General
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Holder Is Confirmed as Attorney General
nytimes.com - 2/3/2009
Holder Is Confirmed as Attorney General
— nytimes.com — The Senate confirmed Eric H. Holder Jr. as the new attorney general of the United States. >... (more) Holder Is Confirmed as Attorney General

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Firedoglake — ... Fewer tax cuts, more of this, please. I guess serving as Lt. Governor = being on welfare. 75-21. Why is Gregg going to Commerce? More Daschle problems? NYT: he should withdraw. "The most powerful women in America." Smacking down the wingnut spin on rendition. Go 'Cuda! "Joe" "The Plumber" update. Please make it stop.

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