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examiner.com - 1/7/2009
Holder tied to governor
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All Washington DC news in one place Holder tied to governor Attorney general designee Eric Holder once was Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to investigate a state Gaming Board's decision to award a controversial casino license, although Holder's role in the matter quickly fizzled. ...
latimes.com - 1/9/2009
Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los Angeles Times
— 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 ... (more) Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los ...

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politico.com - 1/12/2009
Former top Bush officials back Holder
— politico.com — Another two former top Bush Justice Department officials have endorsed Eric Holder for attorney general.... (more) Former top Bush officials back Holder

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo
— 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 ... ... (more) Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo

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Think Progress:  Grassley: Holder’s Association With Blagojevich Is Unacceptable, Burris’s Is Fine

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Grassley: Holder’s Association With Blagojevich Is Unacceptable, Burris’s Is Fine
Think Progress — ... In a conference call this morning, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) continued the assault, saying that “it’s not going to be a smooth confirmation” for Holder. He evoked Holder’s very tenuous ties to embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as reason to be suspicious of the nominee: ...

Hullabaloo — ... In a conference call this morning, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) continued the assault, saying that “it’s not going to be a smooth confirmation” for Holder. He evoked Holder’s very tenuous ties to embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as reason to be suspicious of the nominee: ...

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