blogs.abcnews.com - 1/7/2009
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The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., this afternoon raised the level of his rhetoric in questioning the "character" of President-elect Obama’s nominee to be Attorney General, Eric Holder. Specter suggested that he’s concerned that...
latimes.com - 1/9/2009
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latimes.com —
Reporting from Washington -- Attorney general nominee Eric
H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates
at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent ...
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Eric Holder pushed for controversial clemency - Los ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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It doesn't get harsher than that. In a
floor speech today, Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on
the Senate Judiciary committee, suggested that Eric Holder, Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General, might follow in the footsteps of ... ...
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Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo
thinkprogress.org - 1/10/2009
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Ross Douthat on just war and modern warfare.
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Obama predicts "trillion-dollar deficits for years to come."
Gallup reports that a majority of Americans think Burrris should be blocked.
Arlen Specter blasts AG nominee Eric Holder.
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... they pushed through the Legislature last month. They sent that proposal to the governor this afternoon, they said, even though he has vowed to veto it.
The news comes as the state is spiraling so deep into the red that officials are preparing to halt billions of dollars in payments beginning Feb. 1. In the absence of a fiscal agreement by then, tax refunds owed to Californians will be suspended, along with student grants and payments to vendors.
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Key Senate Republican Arlen Specter Ups the Rhetoric, Questions "Character" of Obama's ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... Key Senate Republican Arlen Specter Ups the Rhetoric, Questions "Character" of Obama's AG-Nominee, Eric Holder
The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., this afternoon raised the level of his rhetoric in ...
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