politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/16/2009
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Holder said Wednesday Waterboarding is torture.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney General designate Eric Holder said Thursday "waterboarding is torture" and a violation of the Geneva Conventions during his
confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Not that it's likely, but Brad Schlozman may
want to hope that Eric Holder's confirmation somehow gets...
derailed. That's because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider the Bush Justice Department's curious ...
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Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...
thinkprogress.org - 1/16/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
During his confirmation hearing today, Attorey General nominee
Eric Holder unequivocally rejected torture . “No one is...
above the law,” Holder said repeatedly during the hearing. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) could not fathom that an Attorney ...
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Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If ...
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