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news.yahoo.com - 1/2/2009
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Politico - Senate committee chairmen expect to begin confirmation hearings for Barack Obama's Cabinet picks shortly after Congress returns to work next week, with only one — Attorney General nominee Eric Holder — expected to face any significant opposition from Republicans.
latimes.com - 1/9/2009
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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 ...
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Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
It doesn't get harsher than that. In a
floor speech today, Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on
the Senate Judiciary committee, suggested that Eric Holder, Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General, might follow in the footsteps of ... ...
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Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo
thinkprogress.org - 1/10/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
Conservatives, led by former Bush adviser Karl Rove
, are hoping to use the upcoming confirmation hearing
of Eric Holder, President-elect Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, to “ lay down a marker ” that will show they “they ...
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Kyl Falsely Claims Holder Doesn’t Support Patriot Act, ...
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Is Eric Holder Going to Let Himself be Outclassed by Harriet Meirs?
Firedoglake —
... Yahoo is reporting that Eric Holder, Barack Obama's choice for Attorney General, is the ONLY cabinet nominee likely to face opposition from the Senate. They point out, however, that it is rare for the Senate to deny a president his choice: ...
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