google.com - 12/11/2008
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6 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The back-and-forth over when to hold a confirmation hearing for Eric Holder, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for attorney general, isn't simply a matter of saving a date on the Senate calendar. It's an early test of strength for minority Republicans on the eve ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/10/2008
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
In his first post-election newspaper interview President-elect Barack
Obama doesn't spill all the beans about his intentions...
upon taking office on Jan. 20. But he does reveal some interesting details. He said he's never talked to ...
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Text of Obama's first newspaper interview as president-elect
thehill.com - 12/16/2008
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thehill.com —
Senate Republicans have requested information about Attorney General
nominee Eric Holder’s role in the Elian Gonzales controversy...
as part of a broad probe into his tenure with the Clinton administration and potential ties to presidential scandals ...
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GOP probes Holder’s role in Elian Gonzales case
thinkprogress.org - 12/14/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Senate Republicans, including Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Chuck
Grassley (R-IA), and Jon Kyl (R-AZ), are trying delay...
confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, raising questions about Holder’s role in the 2001 pardon of ...
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Rove Reportedly Will ‘Help Lead’ GOP’s Fight Against ...
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Eric Holder's AG Fight Heats Up
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... to call on Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy to slow down AG-nominee Holder's confirmation process.
The AP weighs in: "It's an early test of strength for minority Republicans on the eve of one-party Democratic rule in Washington." ...
Eric Holder's AG Fight Heats Up
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy to slow down AG-nominee Holder's confirmation process.
Associated Press: "It's an early test of strength for minority Republicans on the eve of one-party Democratic rule in Washington." ...
With the country in crisis, Republican Senators playing the same old, useless political games. Democrats need to shut them down.
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... The GOP strategy for the next Congress is starting to emerge. It's more of the same. Over the past couple days, Arlen Specter and neanderthal Jon Kyl have been puffing out their chests and squawking about Eric Holder's nomination. They want to play games with the date of the hearings. It's about posturing, we're told in this AP analysis: ...
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While We're on the Subject of Holder
corner.nationalreview.com 11/26/2008 — ... I think occasional excerpts from the House Committee on Government Reform's lengthy and enlightening report on the Clinton pardons should be required reading -- given not only President-elect Obama's decision to nominate Holder for AG but the ...
Last Try on Holder Nomination, Part I
firedoglake.com 11/29/2008 —
As you may recall, I expressed some dismay upon learning of the Eric Holder nomination for AG. Back in June of this year, Kirk Murphy had done a piece on Holder's involvement in negotiating a plea deal for Chiquita that included no criminal ...
GOP Forming United Opposition To Holder Nomination
huffingtonpost.com 12/12/2008 — More signs have emerged that Eric Holder's nomination for Attorney General will face a bitter committee fight as Republican Senators on Thursday criticized Holder's work in the Clinton White House and even attempted to tie him to disgraced Illinois ...
Yet Another Holder Holdup
firedoglake.com 11/24/2008 —
In case you thought Chiquita and Marc Rich were Eric Holder's only stumbling blocks on his way to being nominated as Barack Obama's Attorney General, Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones revealed yet another reason why Senate GOPs might go to town ...
Time to put a "Hold" on Holder
astuteblogger.blogspot.com 1/26/2009 — Aside from the aforementioned abomination of a "stimulus" package , a great place for the Republicans to actually grow a pair would be to focus on derailing the Eric Holder nomination; Here is a letter that is a good template for what could (and ...
Holder's race remarks: Good, bad sign?
swamppolitics.com 2/19/2009 — by Josh Meyer
For the past eight years, the U.S. Justice Department and the Bush administration were relatively quiet on the issue of race and its place within the social fabric of America and the enforcement of civil rights and justice.
But on ...
Did Holder Promise No Torture Prosecutions?
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 1/28/2009 — As I posted, both Sheldon Whitehouse and Pat Leahy suggest that--even though John Cornyn and others made an inappropriate demand that Holder promise not to prosecute any Bushies--Holder did not make that promise.
But right as that came out, the ...
Remember the memo
law.com 1/8/2009 — Our nation, hooked on the 24-hour news cycle, has an insatiable appetite for scandal. But as the distinction between news and entertainment continues to blur, the legal profession must keep in mind that the juiciest tidbits are rarely the most ...
How Much Opposition to Eric Holder Is Enough?
campaignspot.nationalreview.com 1/13/2009 — Erick Erickson of RedState comes out, guns blazing, against the NRA for not using everything in their arsenal (no pun intended) against the nomination... . . .
Leahy wants Holder hearings in early January
politico.com 12/8/2008 — Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) wants to move swiftly to bring Justice about, he said after meeting with Obama's nominee for Attorney General, Eric Holder, this afternoon.
The Judiciary Committee chairman said he will schedule confirmation hearings in ...
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