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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/28/2009
Sen. Bond: Holder 'Gave Me Assurances He's Looking Forward' On Torture Prosecutions
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Sen. Kit Bond told the Washington Times today that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder privately "gave me assurances he is looking forward" on the issue of prosecutions of former Bush officials who authorized torture or operatives who carried out the policy. The paper paraphrases Bond's ...
washingtontimes.com - 1/28/2009
EXCLUSIVE: Holder assures GOP on prosecution
— washingtontimes.com — By: ErikTheDread It's hard to believe Bond. Even if what he's saying is true (which I find hard to believe), do Republicans REALLY want to go down this road? Extracting pre hoc promises from nominees that would be binding after confirmation? Does Bond ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Holder assures GOP on prosecution

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Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/28/2009
Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — My colleague Zack at TPMmuck just heard from an aide to Attorney General nominee Eric Holder. The aide definitively denied Sen. Kit Bond's (R-MO) claim that Holder had given him "assurances" of avoiding future prosecutions of Bush intelligence ... (more) Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/28/2009
Aide: Holder Has Made No Decisions On Prosecuting Bush Officials
— huffingtonpost.com — An aide to Eric Holder rejected a report Wednesday suggesting that the Attorney General nominee had pledged not to prosecute members of the Bush administration officials who were complicit in illegal harsh interrogations or torture. "Eric Holder ... (more) Aide: Holder Has Made No Decisions On Prosecuting Bush ...

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100 Days Of Grace? No Chance!
Newshoggers.com — ... if he meant any of it - the law is the law and a superior's orders are no excuse. To take that course would be to throw away what is right for what is simply politically expedient, and I will not assent to it by silence or by loyalist parsing. ...

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