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Holder to be named attorney general
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/18/2008
Holder to be named attorney general
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From NBC's Pete WilliamsPresident-elect Obama has offered Eric Holder the position of attorney general, and Holder has accepted it, according to sources involved in the process. The formal announcement has been held up while Obama transition team members ran the idea past key senators. And Obama wanted to announce members of his financial team first -- Treasury Secretary and so on. Holder is a former superior court judge and U.S. attorney in Washington and a former prosecutor in the Public...( ...

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Obama picks Eric Holder to be Attorney General

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Holder to be named attorney general

Swampland:  The Next Attorney General: Eric Holder

Top of the Ticket:  Looks like Eric Holder, ex-Clinton acting AG, will be Obama's AG

Powering Up : Obama's Attorney General
blog.newsweek.com - 11/18/2008
Powering Up : Obama's Attorney General
— blog.newsweek.com — President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general, putting the veteran Washington lawyer in place to become the first African-American to head the Justice Department, according to two legal sources close to the presidential ... (more) Powering Up : Obama's Attorney General
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volokh.com - 11/21/2008
Eric Holder on firearms policy:
— volokh.com — Earlier this year, Eric Holder--along with Janet Reno and several other former officials from the Clinton Department of Justice--co-signed an amicus brief in District of Columbia v. Heller. The brief... (more) Eric Holder on firearms policy:

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Obama's Attorney General
blog.newsweek.com - 11/18/2008
Obama's Attorney General
— blog.newsweek.com — President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general, putting the veteran Washington lawyer in place to become the first African-American to head the Justice Department, according to two legal sources close to the ... (more) Obama's Attorney General

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AZ-Sen: Napolitano Not Selected for AG?
Swing State Project — First Read has the unconfirmed news that Barack Obama has selected Eric Holder, the former deputy Attorney General under Janet Reno, to take the big job: ...

Obama picks Eric Holder to be Attorney General
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Obama has apparently chosen his Attorney General: President-elect Obama has offered Eric Holder the position of attorney general, and Holder has accepted it, according to sources involved in the process. The formal announcement has been held up while Obama transition team members ran the idea past key senators. And Obama wanted to announce members of his financial team first -- Treasury Secretary and so on. Holder is a former superior court judge and U.S. attorney in Washington and a former prosecutor in the Public Integrity section of the Justice Department. ...

Holder to be named attorney general
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... running for mayor of Washington, D.C., but decided being the No. 2 official at Justice was too good to pass up. He also led the search team for Obama's running mate. His only potential hang-up for confirmation is the controversy over the pardon of Mark Rich in the closing hours of the Clinton administration. Holder approved the pardon as acting attorney general, after Reno left, without paying much attention to it, and it turned out to be a big embarrassment to Clinton. Read more: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/18/16796...

The Next Attorney General: Eric Holder
Swampland — ... So says Newsweek and MSNBC. But AP says the votes are still being counted for confirmation. So who is Holder? Read this excellent profile by American Lawyer. An excerpt: [I]n seven years at the firm Holder has become a sought-after attorney, with high-profile assignments from the National Football League, Merck & Co., Inc., and Chiquita last year alone. Life is good for private citizen Eric Holder, Jr. After more than two decades in public service jobs, including stints as deputy U.S. attorney general and U.S. ...

Looks like Eric Holder, ex-Clinton acting AG, will be Obama's AG
Top of the Ticket — Looks like President-elect Barack Obama will name another former official from Bill Clinton's administration as attorney general. He's Eric Holder, the 57-year-old former deputy AG under Janet Reno. According to NBC, Holder, a former U.S. Attorney and Superior Court judge, was offered the job conditionally last week and accepted, pending formal vetting. He would be the first African American to head the Justice Department. But the formal announcement ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... and MSNBC . Holder is a safe, loyal choice who has criticized the Bush administration's torture policy and has worked for high-profile clients before, writes the Washington Independent's ...

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Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread
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Clinton’s (Coat) Holder
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MSNBC: Holder For AG
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 11/18/2008 — MSNBC's Pete Williams reported this afternoon that Eric Holder was offered and has accepted an offer from Pres.-elect Barack Obama to serve as attorney general. Holder, a partner with Covington & Burling in Washington, co-chaired Obama's veep selection committee with Caroline Kennedy .  ...
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Eric Holder, AG?
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Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time Cover Story
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Responding to the National Review on Eric Holder:
volokh.com 11/20/2008 — The National Review Online has posted an editorial criticizing Obama's apparent pick of Eric Holder as Attorney General. NRO's bottom line: "To be blunt, Holder is a terrible selection. If...
IN THE WASHINGTON POST, doubts about the Eric Holder nomination. “Ultimately, the call was President…
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ERIC HOLDER ON GUN CONTROL: As Deputy Attorney General, Holder was a strong supporter of restrictiv…
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The Case for Accepting Obama's Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General:
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