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time.com - 11/18/2008

The Marc Rich Case: A Primer

— time.com — President Clinton's eleventh-hour pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich has sparked a firestorm of controversy, launching investigations in both houses of Congress and igniting fierce protest from both Democrats and Republicans. The U.S. House and ... (more) The Marc Rich Case: A Primer

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Rich Lowry

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seattletimes.nwsource.com - 11/19/2008

Politics | Holder's reputation dinged by Marc Rich pardon | Seattle Times Newspaper

— seattletimes.nwsource.com — WASHINGTON — The last time Washington attorney Eric Holder participated in a high-profile vetting, it was for fugitive financier Marc Rich. The episode in 2001 became the final scandal of the Clinton administration and landed Holder, at the time the ... (more) Politics | Holder's reputation dinged by Marc Rich ...

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Rich Lowry

Washington, D.C

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youtube.com - 11/23/2008

Shocking Video Unearthed 2001 Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder Testimony On Pardon Of Marc Rich

— youtube.com — Eric Holder before the House Government Reform Committee in 2001 defending the pardons of Marc Rich Committee Chairman Dan Burton and Representative Bob Barr... (more) Shocking Video Unearthed 2001 Deputy Attorney General ...

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Eric Holder

Dan Burton

General David Petraeus

Rich Lowry

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Specter: Marc Rich Will Be an Issue
The Latest on Air America — Today on MSNBC, the ranking Republican on the Senator Judiciary Committee, Senator Arlen Specter expressed his concern about Obama’s nominee for attorney general, Eric Holder because of his role in former President Bill Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich. Politico has more: We're going to take a very, very close look at his record,” Specter said in an interview on MSNBC. The Pennsylvania senator said that he will examine Holder’s role in the final days of the Clinton administration “with focus on the Marc Rich pardon, ...

Arlen Specter Vows Scrutiny for AG Pick Eric Holder
Politics Daily — ... Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said yesterday that the role of President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General in several Clinton Administration controversies, "will be an issue," in the confirmation hearings. As a Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Justice Department, Holder played a substantial role in helping to secure a presidential pardon for Marc Rich. Rich was a fugitive from justice after being convicted of tax evasion. At the time of his pardon, Rich had renounced his American citizenship and was ...