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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/28/2009
Judiciary Panel Approves Holder's Nomination
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The Judiciary Committee votes 17-2 to move the nomination to the full Senate, which could take it up as early as tomorrow.
washingtontimes.com - 1/28/2009
EXCLUSIVE: Holder assures GOP on prosecution
— washingtontimes.com — By: ErikTheDread It's hard to believe Bond. Even if what he's saying is true (which I find hard to believe), do Republicans REALLY want to go down this road? Extracting pre hoc promises from nominees that would be binding after confirmation? Does Bond ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Holder assures GOP on prosecution

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Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/28/2009
Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — My colleague Zack at TPMmuck just heard from an aide to Attorney General nominee Eric Holder. The aide definitively denied Sen. Kit Bond's (R-MO) claim that Holder had given him "assurances" of avoiding future prosecutions of Bush intelligence ... (more) Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/28/2009
Aide: Holder Has Made No Decisions On Prosecuting Bush Officials
— huffingtonpost.com — An aide to Eric Holder rejected a report Wednesday suggesting that the Attorney General nominee had pledged not to prosecute members of the Bush administration officials who were complicit in illegal harsh interrogations or torture. "Eric Holder ... (more) Aide: Holder Has Made No Decisions On Prosecuting Bush ...

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Daily Kos:  Holder Approved by Judiciary Committee

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Claudia Ricci: Eric Holder: Help Save 49 Lives, Please!

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Holder Approved by Judiciary Committee
Daily Kos — ... How can you build bipartisanship with people who are so firmly committed to having the United States commit the crime of torture? At any rate, John Cornyn and Tom Coburn did not prevail today, and Eric Holder's nomination was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a 17-2 vote. ...

Claudia Ricci: Eric Holder: Help Save 49 Lives, Please!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... These cases should all be immediately re-evaluated by Eric Holder and the Obama DoJ to determine whether they remain death penalty eligible. 49 lives stand in the balance. ...

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