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Holder? Why, oh, why?
firedoglake.com - 11/18/2008
Holder? Why, oh, why?
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I think I am having an aneurysm. Why in the name of all that is sensible would Barack Obama want a Clinton re-tread as AG? Not just any Clinton re-tread, nope, the brain trust behind the Marc Rich pardon. Do you know how many brilliant, talented lawyers with great judgment he has advising ...
Holder to be named attorney general
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/18/2008
Holder to be named attorney general
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — 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 ... (more) Holder to be named attorney general

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/21/2008
A Good Question For Eric Holder
— campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Back in 1998, when testifying before Congress about the need for a federal hate crimes law, then Deputy-Attorney General Eric Holder was asked for amp... . . . (more) A Good Question For Eric Holder

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/20/2008
Who Are You Going To Believe, Eric Holder, or Your...
— campaignspot.nationalreview.com — The forcible removal of Elian Gonzalez from his relatives in Miami gives us another great moment in Eric Holder's history, of giving straight, truthfu... . . . (more) Who Are You Going To Believe, Eric Holder, or Your...

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News — ... Firedoglake [image] Dem Leaders Often Not on Our Side - M. Stoller, Open Left [image] I'm Done With Reid as Leader - kos, Daily Kos [image] Dean Suggests It's What Obama Wanted - Greg Sargent, TPM [image] Gag Me With a Spoon - Colin McEnroe, To Wit [image] The Left Loses a Battle - Jennifer Rubin, Contentions [image] Gaskets Blown - Don Surber [image] Obama's Attorney General - Michael Isikoff, Powering Up [image] Holder? Why, Oh, Why? - looseheadprop, Firedoglake [image] Eric Holder: A Safe Choice ...

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