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Last Try on Holder Nomination, Part I
firedoglake.com - 11/29/2008
Last Try on Holder Nomination, Part I
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As you may recall, I expressed some dismay upon learning of the Eric Holder nomination for AG. Back in June of this year, Kirk Murphy had done a piece on Holder's involvement in negotiating a plea deal for Chiquita that included no criminal consequences to the executives who made ...

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Eric Holder Caught on Tape Defending the FALN Terrorist Pardons (Video)
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
Eric Holder Caught on Tape Defending the FALN Terrorist Pardons (Video)
— gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — Barack Obama's Attorney General candidate Eric Holder was grilled in Congress after the Clinton Administration pardoned FALN terrorists before leaving office. This testimony on the Clinton pardons of the 16 FALN terrorists took place in front of the ... (more) Eric Holder Caught on Tape Defending the FALN Terrorist ...

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Holder, High Achiever Poised to Scale New Heights
nytimes.com - 12/1/2008
Holder, High Achiever Poised to Scale New Heights
— nytimes.com — Queens native Eric Holder, President-elect Barack Obama’s expected choice for attorney general, developed a public servant’s conscience during the racial conflicts of the 1960s. > (more) Holder, High Achiever Poised to Scale New Heights

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dcexaminer.com - 11/23/2008
Sunday Reflection: Have We Changed Yet?
— dcexaminer.com — Byron York, Examiner Contributor - 11/22/08 I spent several years of the Clinton administration writing about one scandal or controversy after another. There was, of course, the Whitewater affair and the fight over the independent counsel, Kenneth ... (more) Sunday Reflection: Have We Changed Yet?

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Critiquing Holder for Attorney General
TalkLeft — ... Looseheadprop, a former federal prosecutor who writes at Firedoglake, makes a last-ditch effort to derail the nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General. ...

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