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Questions for Mr. Holder (Cato @ Liberty)
Posted by Tim Lynch Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a confirmation hearing for Eric Holder, Obama’s nominee for Attorney General. Here are some questions for Mr. Holder: 1. You admit you made mistakes with respect to how you handled the pardon for Mark Rich. Why do you think ...
Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To Prosecute Schlozman
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Not that it's likely, but Brad Schlozman may want to hope that Eric Holder's confirmation somehow gets... derailed. That's because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider the Bush Justice Department's curious ... (more) Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...
 Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder on FISA (video)
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youtube.com — U.S. Senator Russ Feingold questions Attorney General nominee Eric Holder about FISA during a Senate Judiciary Committee... hearing on January 15, 2009. (more) Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder ...
Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?
Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?
thinkprogress.org — During his confirmation hearing today, Attorey General nominee Eric Holder unequivocally rejected torture . “No one is... above the law,” Holder said repeatedly during the hearing. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) could not fathom that an Attorney ... (more) Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If ...
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Questions For Eric Holder
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Courtesy of Tim Lynch . The questions, of course, are all based on Holder's record in public service. Given that record and given the bizarre stances that he has taken--seriously, look at Question No. 6 and ask yourself how it is possible that a nominee for Attorney-General of the United States could try to foster content-based speech restrictions on political opponents of Bill Clinton--the question arises again; why isn't Eric Holder's nomination simply dismissed out of hand? Just imagine what the outcry would have been if a Republican President-elect nominated an ...

Questions For Eric Holder
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Courtesy of Tim Lynch. The questions, of course, are all based on Holder’s record in public service. Given that record and given the bizarre stances that he has taken–seriously, look at Question No. 6 and ask yourself how it is possible that a nominee for Attorney-General of the United States could try to foster content-based speech restrictions on political opponents of Bill Clinton–the question arises again; why isn’t Eric Holder’s nomination simply dismissed out of hand? Just imagine what the outcry would have been if a Republican ...

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