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Specter to vote for Holder

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 1/28/2009 on firstread.msnbc.msn.com

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 Republicans had asked to have the vote delayed a week to further examine Holder's record and to seek written answers to other questions. Sen. Specter himself appeared highly skeptical during a confirmation hearing earlier this month. But Specter said, ...