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thehill.com - 1/21/2009
Republicans ask for more time on Holder vote
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Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee signaled Wednesday they would seek to delay the confirmation of Eric Holder, President Obama's nominee for attorney general. The committee had scheduled a vote for later in the day, but Republicans on the panel want more time to question the nominee. ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 1/24/2009
Will Obama Revive the Fairness Doctrine?
— corner.nationalreview.com — Those of us who fear a revival, directly or indirectly, of the Fairness Doctrine need to be aware of the following exchanges that occurred during the Senate Judiciary Committee's January 15th confirmation hearing for Attorney General-Designate Eric ... (more) Will Obama Revive the Fairness Doctrine?

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article.nationalreview.com - 1/22/2009
McCarthy: Unpardonable: Holders Marc Rich Shuffle
— article.nationalreview.com — Eric Holder knew about Marc Richs crimes in 1995, though thats not what he told Congress last week. (more) McCarthy: Unpardonable: Holders Marc Rich Shuffle

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/22/2009
To Prosecute Torture or Not to Prosecute? Cornyn's Holder Holdup Splits GOPers
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. John Cornyn's (R-TX) decision today to force a week-long delay in Eric Holder's Judiciary Committee confirmation vote has opened an unexpected fissure in the GOP. On the one side are Republicans who want Holder to echo President Obama's promise ... (more) To Prosecute Torture or Not to Prosecute? Cornyn's ...

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Daily Kos:  Republicans Playing Politics: Block Holder Vote

Blogometer:  1/22: Caroline Bows Out

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Republicans Playing Politics: Block Holder Vote
Daily Kos — Flaying about to show their relevance, Republican Senators blocked a confirmation vote on Attorney General-designate Eric Holder until next week. This politics-as-usual garbage was led Arlen Specter, in an effort to take President Obama "down a peg," and today John Cornyn jumped in, objecting to Holder's assertion that waterboarding is torture: Cornyn said he was concerned about Holder's definition of waterboarding as illegal torture at his confirmation hearing last week.  [...] "I'm not going to allow ...

1/22: Caroline Bows Out
Blogometer — ... in a vote on the nomination of ex-Deputy AG Eric Holder as AG. Lefty bloggers are directing most of their fire at TX Sen. John Cornyn , who said that he's concerned about Holder's definition of waterboarding as torture, since it could potentially "open intelligence officials to prosecution": GUANTANAMO: Close It? Never! Conservative bloggers are criticizing Obama for ...

The GOP's Tortured Past
Daily Kos — ... Boy-howdy, do those Republicans love them some torture! They love it so much that they'll put the administration of justice in this country on hold just to prove how much they love it and the torture-doers. Those "law and order" Republicans are actually willing to have the position of the chief law enforcement officer of the United States remain empty while they play their little political games. ...

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Eric Holder's bid to become the nation's first African-American attorney general has been delayed a week.
Vote Delayed on Eric Holder as AG — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 1/21/2009
Republicans forced a delay to the scheduled confirmation vote for Eric Holder, Obama's nominee for attorney general.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Republicans forced a one-week delay in the Judiciary Committee’s vote on Eric Holder’s nomination to be President Barack Obama’s attorney general.
Hillary Clinton confirmed for Cabinet, but Eric Holder delayed — L.A. Times - Politics 1/21/2009
The Senate votes to confirm Clinton as secretary of state, 94-2. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, however, force a delay until next week on Holder's nomination as attorney general. >  ...