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Specter Drops Opposition To Holder -- Leahy Pleased
It looks like Arlen Specter, the ranking GOPer on the Senate Judiciary committee, has decided to support Eric Holder's nomination to be Attorney General after all, as Elana reports over at TPMDC. Specter has put up roadblocks to Holder's confirmation from the start, first getting the ...
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
 Talking Points Memo | Holder Aide: We Made No Special Promises to Bond
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 ...
Specter: Psych! I'll Back Holder
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — It may be time to coin the phrase "pulling a Specter," because Sen. Arlen Specter (PA), the... senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, just did it again . After making a huge fuss questioning the independence of Eric Holder, Specter just caved and ... (more) Specter: Psych! I'll Back Holder
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