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Transcript - Senate Confirmation Hearings - Eric Holder, Day One - Text
nytimes.com - 1/16/2009
Transcript - Senate Confirmation Hearings - Eric Holder, Day One - Text
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The following is a transcript of the first day of Senate confirmation hearings nominating Eric Holder as Attorney General, as provided by CQ Transcriptions. LEAHY: Just so that everybody understands, we are in the historic Senate Caucus Room. Normally, we would have been in a different room, but ...
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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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Eric Holder: Waterboarding is Torture (video)
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Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?
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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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The Caucus:  Panel to Vote on Holder Next Wednesday

The Volokh Conspiracy:  Does Holder’s “waterboarding is torture” comment implicitly commit him to prosecuting Bush administration officials?

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Panel to Vote on Holder Next Wednesday
The Caucus — ... a president gets to choose the members of his Cabinet. Mr. Holder answered a number of questions to my satisfaction. I have also followed his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Eric Holder understands the unique role of the Attorney General and further, I think he’s qualified to serve in that role. Therefore, I intend to support Mr. Holder’s confirmation and urge my colleagues to do the same.” He joins Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, who told Mr. Holder at yesterday’s hearing that he would vote for him. In addition, Senator Lindsey Graham, another ...

Does Holder’s “waterboarding is torture” comment implicitly commit him to prosecuting Bush administration officials?
The Volokh Conspiracy — ... but not Democrats, or looking like cowards who knew that the government was breaking the law but despite their oath to the Constitution were unwilling to do anything about it. Do Obama and Holder really want to put leaders of their own party in Congress in this position? 5. Finally, just what is Holder’s position on these issues? Has he really committed himself to anything? What about the all-important issue of executive power (I’ve added emphasis to certain sentences in the transcript excerpts below)? LEAHY: Do you believe that the president of the United States has ...

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