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latimes.com - 1/15/2009
Republicans say they'll grill Holder on Blagojevich ties
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The Senate Judiciary Committee's GOP staffers say new information indicates the attorney general nominee did legal work for the embattled Illinois governor. Democrats say the connection was minimal. > As Eric H. Holder Jr. gears up to go before the Senate Judiciary Committee today for his confirmation as attorney general, some Republicans say they will question him aggressively about whether his ties to ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009
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 ...

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Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?
thinkprogress.org - 1/16/2009
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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Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder on FISA (video)
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Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder on FISA (video)
— 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 ...

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  IT'S HOLDER'S TURN

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IT'S HOLDER'S TURN
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Holder "should expect his time before the Senate to be a referendum on the departing President." More: LA Times thinks some Republicans will question him aggressively about whether his ties to Blago are more extensive than Holder has acknowledged.       ...

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