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astuteblogger.blogspot.com - 1/26/2009
Time to put a "Hold" on Holder
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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 should) be sent to all 50 Senators by anyone ...

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corner.nationalreview.com - 1/24/2009
Will Obama Revive the Fairness Doctrine?
— corner.nationalreview.com — Those of us who fear a revival, directly or indirectly, of the Fairness Doctrine need to be aware of the following exchanges that occurred during the Senate Judiciary Committee's January 15th confirmation hearing for Attorney General-Designate Eric ... (more) Will Obama Revive the Fairness Doctrine?

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corner.nationalreview.com - 1/26/2009
Holder Continues to Claim that He Knew Nothing About Rich
— corner.nationalreview.com — After Eric Holder's confirmation hearing nearly two weeks ago, senators on the Judiciary Committee submitted follow-up questions for him to answer in writing. In his hearing testimony, as in 2001 when Congress investigated the scandalous Clinton ... (more) Holder Continues to Claim that He Knew Nothing About Rich

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WWW.samefacts.com - 1/27/2009
Who's going to prosecute the torture cases?
— WWW.samefacts.com — You're free to believe that Eric Holder didn't know, when he said flat-out at his confirmation hearing that waterboarding is torture, that doing so would commit him to at least investigating the BushCO waterboarding spree, because of our treaty ... (more) Who's going to prosecute the torture cases?

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