tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/28/2009
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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 ...
Specter Still Playing it Coy on Holder Nomination
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/24/2009 — When last we left the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, John Cornyn (TX) was taking a stand against accountability by insisting that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder promise not to prosecute any intelligence official for possible ...
Specter to vote for Holder
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/28/2009 —
From NBC's Pete Williams Arlen Specter , the Pennsylvania Republican who is the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said today he'll support Eric Holder when the committee votes on the nomination Wednesday.
Committee ...
Politico Live: Specter draws blood from Holder
politico.com 1/27/2009 — January 15, 2009 Categories: Leadership Specter draws blood from Holder It took nearly eight-and-a-half hours, but Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) finally got under Eric Holder's skin. Specter was questioning Holder on why Holder objected to the ...
Specter: Holder Could Be Another Gonzo
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/6/2009 — It doesn't get harsher than that.
In a floor speech today, Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee, suggested that Eric Holder, Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General, might follow in the footsteps of ... ...
The Associated Press: GOP's Specter says he'll support Holder for AG
google.com 1/27/2009 — GOP's Specter says he'll support Holder for AG By LARRY MARGASAK 23 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Eric Holder's confirmation as the first African-American attorney general was assured Tuesday when Sen. Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the Senate ...
Leahy: You Guys Voted For Gonzo, So What's Wrong With Holder?
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/8/2009 — The bad blood between Senate Judiciary chair Pat Leahy, and ranking Republican Arlen Specter, over Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, shows no signs of abating.
Yesterday, Specter pointedly questioned Holder's record of independence, even ...
Specter and Grassley double team Holder
dailykos.com 1/9/2009 — It looks like Arlen Specter is emerging as the point man for Republican efforts to take President-elect Obama "down a peg," by stymying the confirmation of Eric Holder as Attorney General. Speaking from the Senate floor on Tuesday, Specter, who had ...
Specter Looking For Confirmation Fight Over Holder
talkleft.com 12/11/2008 — Now we know Arlen Specter (R-PA) is seriously considering running for another term as Senator (and fears another challenge in the GOP primary from extreme conservative Pat Toomey.) He is proposing a confirmation fight over Eric Holder: In a speech ...
Specter calls for delay in Holder hearings
politico.com 12/10/2008 — Sen. Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, has just thrown a wrench into the Eric Holder hearings planned for early January, saying Holder's involvement in the Marc Rich pardon is a "red flag" and a "very ...
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