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nytimes.com - 2/3/2009

Holder Is Confirmed as Attorney General

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The Senate confirmed Eric H. Holder Jr. as the new attorney general of the United States. >

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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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thinkprogress.org - 2/3/2009

Obama Justice Department Re-Hires Attorney Fired By Goodling Because Of Lesbian Rumor

— thinkprogress.org — In October 2006, Leslie Hagen, who was working as the liaison between the Justice Department and the U.S. attorneys’ committee on Native American issues, was informed that despite her “outstanding” job performance reviews, her ... (more) Obama Justice Department Re-Hires Attorney Fired By ...

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nytimes.com - 2/2/2009

Justice Dept. Under Obama Is Preparing for Doctrinal Shift in Policies of Bush Years

— nytimes.com — Eric H. Holder Jr., whom the Senate is expected to confirm as attorney general, will have to contend with a new detention policy for terrorism suspects and other issues rapidly. > (more) Justice Dept. Under Obama Is Preparing for Doctrinal ...

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Senate Confirms Holder as Attorney General, 75-21
The Caucus — The Senate has confirmed Eric Holder Jr. as the next Attorney General on a vote of 75 to 21, with Republicans citing their opposition to his decision-making while he was the Justice Department’s No. 2 during the Clinton administration. (See Related Article) The Judiciary Committee, which moved his nomination to the floor last week on a vote of 17-to-2, held hearings during the ranking Republican, Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, and others on his side of the aisle, listed the pardon of fugitive financier ...

Holder Confirmed
Political Animal — Holder Confirmed From the NYT : "The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday evening to confirm Eric H. Holder Jr. to be the new attorney general of the United States. The vote was 75 to 21, with all the votes against the nomination coming from Republicans." About time, too. I don't really understand the point of delaying a nomination that is obviously going to pass, especially not when the Justice Department has ...

Holder Confirmed
Obsidian Wings — ... by hilzoy From the NYT: "The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday evening to confirm Eric H. Holder Jr. to be the new attorney ...

The Early Word: The Bi-Partisan Cabinet
The Caucus — ... with an “unusual number of journalists from prominent, mainstream organizations” jumping ship to jobs in the administration or on Capitol Hill. The Senate voted on Monday 75 to 21 to confirm Eric H. Holder Jr. as attorney general , making him the first African American to hold that position. According to ...