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MSNBC: Holder For AG
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com - 11/18/2008
MSNBC: Holder For AG
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MSNBC's Pete Williams reported this afternoon that Eric Holder was offered and has accepted an offer from Pres.-elect Barack Obama to serve as attorney general. Holder, a partner with Covington & Burling in Washington, co-chaired Obama's veep selection committee with Caroline Kennedy .  ...
Looks like Eric Holder, ex-Clinton acting AG, will be Obama's AG
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/19/2008
Looks like Eric Holder, ex-Clinton acting AG, will be Obama's AG
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Looks like President-elect Barack Obama will name another former official from Bill Clinton's administration as attorney general. He's Eric Holder , the 57-year-old former deputy AG under Janet Reno . According to NBC , Holder, a f ormer ... (more) Looks like Eric Holder, ex-Clinton acting AG, will be ...

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washingtonindependent.com - 11/18/2008
Reported AG Pick Holder Seems Progressive on Terrorism Issues
— washingtonindependent.com — Ever since Mike Isikoff went live with his apparent scoop that former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder is going to be Barack Obama’s attorney general, a number of liberal friends of mine have expressed concerns over email that he’s not ... (more) Reported AG Pick Holder Seems Progressive on Terrorism ...

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WWW.samefacts.com - 11/18/2008
Holder as AG: Here We Go
— WWW.samefacts.com — Newsweek is reporting that President-elect Obama has tapped former Clinton Deputy AG Eric Holder to be his new AG. Despite my general desire that the AG's party should be different than the party in power, I think it's a good choice: Holder is a very ... (more) Holder as AG: Here We Go

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JACOB SULLUM: “Barack Obama’s selection of Eric Holder as his attorney general is a very discouraging sign for anyone who hoped the new administration would de-escalate the war on drugs.” Meet the new boss, yada yada. As Nick Gillespie said on PJTV a while back, there was no ...
Best Qualified? — QandO
O r a crony? And of course, he’s another Clinton re-tread who was acting AG and approved including the Marc Rich pardon at that time. As to the charges of cronyism: A partner at the D.C. law firm of Covington & Burling, Holder served as co-chief (along with Caroline Kennedy) of Obama’s ...
That was then ... Matthews lauded "experience" of Bush's Cabinet picks in 2001, but says Obama's selection of prior administration vets is "crap" — Media Matters for America - Latest Items
On the November 18 edition of MSNBC's Hardball , amid reports that President-elect Barack Obama has decided to nominate Clinton Justice Department veteran Eric Holder to be attorney general, host Chris Matthews said, "This is what you do when you don't have elections. You simply promote ...
Report: Holder to Serve as Attorney General — News
Newsweek is reporting that Eric Holder has accepted an offer to become Attorney General in President-elect Barack Obama's upcoming administration. Holder served a senior legal adviser to Obama's presidential campaign and as a member of his vice presidential selection committee. Holder was also a ...
Cory Maye's Appellate Brief — Hit & Run
Mississippi public defender Bob Evans and several attorneys at the D.C.-based Covington & Burling law firm have filed a brief with the Mississippi Court of Appeals on behalf of Cory Maye.  This is the fist step in Maye’s appeal of his capital murder conviction for killing ...
Cory Maye’s Appellate Brief — The Agitator
Cory Maye’s legal team of Mississippi public defender Bob Evans and several attorneys at the D.C.-based Covington & Burling law firm have filed Maye’s brief with the Mississippi Court of Appeals. This is the fist step in Maye’s appeal of his 2001 capital murder conviction ...