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news.yahoo.com - 1/17/2009

Holder: Waterboarding is torture (AP)

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AP - Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder Jr. says waterboarding is torture.

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009

Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To Prosecute Schlozman

— 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 ... (more) Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...

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thinkprogress.org - 1/16/2009

Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?

— 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 ... (more) Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If ...

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youtube.com - 1/15/2009

Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder on FISA (video)

— youtube.com — U.S. Senator Russ Feingold questions Attorney General nominee Eric Holder about FISA during a Senate Judiciary Committee... hearing on January 15, 2009. (more) Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder ...

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Transition soon to end --
The Reaction — ... *" (1/12/09). Eric Holder's nomination as Attorney General had much potential for fireworks until this news came through. We learned what Holder said from Yahoo! News: "Holder: Waterboarding is torture#." There was no equivocation, no mincing words, no shading of his important legal opinion. Pundits were of the opinion that that declaration will seal his successful nomination. CQ Politics says that, " ...