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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009

Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To Prosecute Schlozman

— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Not that it's likely, but Brad Schlozman may want to hope that Eric Holder's confirmation somehow gets derailed. That's because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider the Bush Justice Department's curious ... (more) Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...

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thinkprogress.org - 1/16/2009

Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?

— thinkprogress.org — During his confirmation hearing today, Attorey General nominee Eric Holder unequivocally rejected torture . “No one is above the law,” Holder said repeatedly during the hearing. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) could not fathom that an Attorney ... (more) Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If ...

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thinkprogress.org - 1/15/2009

Holder breaks with Mukasey, says ‘waterboarding is torture.’

— thinkprogress.org — In October 2007, during his confirmation hearings, Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused to call waterboarding torture and to this day has not called it torture. In his confirmation hearing today, Attorney General nominee Eric Holder clearly said ... (more) Holder breaks with Mukasey, says ‘waterboarding is torture.’

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Holder Makes Lindsey Graham Smile and Civil Libertarians Cringe
Hit & Run — ... Holder said the Bush administration's military tribunals for suspected terrorists do not provide due process but left open the possibility that they could be tweaked to address that concern. According to A.P., "Holder said the administration was considering prosecuting the detainees in civilian courts, military courts or in some new hybrid court." Is that what we need? Yet another newfangled justice system, bound to be portrayed (probably correctly) as rigged against defendants and guaranteed to be challenged for years? ...

Arlen Specter: All bark, no bite
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... For the past couple weeks, Specter has been on the warpath against Attorney General designee Eric Holder. But, it's all hot air. After yesterday's hearing, AP reports that Holder's confirmation is looking good: ...