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That Was Then, This is Now
That Was Then, This is Now
I think most expect -- after the "cowards" speech -- that when Eric Holder follows up on an Obama speech, the results will be interesting. Here is his latest tongue-lashing: "There are those who will continue to want to divide by fear -- to pit our national security against our civil ...
The U.S. Department of Injustice
The U.S. Department of Injustice
michellemalkin.com — My column today looks at the political corruption of the Obama Justice Department. [...] Read the rest... » (more) The U.S. Department of Injustice
Holder Winks at Voter Intimidation
online.wsj.com — HANS A. VON SPAKOVSKY When Eric Holder became U.S. attorney general, he promised to administer the law... in an objective, nonpolitical manner. So it's disappointing that the Justice Department had spent the last several months misinterpreting key voting ... (more) Holder Winks at Voter Intimidation
Black Panthers in Philadelphia
Black Panthers in Philadelphia
corner.nationalreview.com — The Philadelphia Bulletin has another article today about the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division dismissal of a... lawsuit it had already won by default against the New Black Panther Party for threatening and intimidating voters at a polling ... (more) Black Panthers in Philadelphia

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HEH: “When Holder says ‘there are those’ who apparently slight civil liberties through arguments fo…
Instapundit — ... HEH: “When Holder says ‘there are those’ who apparently slight civil liberties through arguments for national security, he might seem to be referencing a prior manifestation of none other than one Eric Holder.” ...

Hoder the Hypocrite
USS NeverdockIs there any other kind of Democrat?

SIGNS OF AN ALREADY FAILED PRESIDENT
Dr. Sanity — ... Here is Holder's earlier weighing in on detainee civil rights and the war on terror in 2002 where he had his "no Geneva Convention" interview with Paula Zahn at CNN: ...

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