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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/19/2008
Will Eric Holder Shift Justice Away From The Bush Model?
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Barack Obama looks likely to pick Eric Holder -- who during the Clinton administration held the number two post at Justice -- to be his next attorney general. Under Bush, as TPMmuckraker has chronicled, the department was subjected to an unprecedented degree of politicization, and generally ...
volokh.com - 11/21/2008
Eric Holder on firearms policy:
— volokh.com — Earlier this year, Eric Holder--along with Janet Reno and several other former officials from the Clinton Department of Justice--co-signed an amicus brief in District of Columbia v. Heller. The brief... (more) Eric Holder on firearms policy:

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mediamatters.org - 11/21/2008
Boehlert: Covering new presidents: the media's double standard
— mediamatters.org — In anticipation of the new administration, Beltway media insiders are busy laying the groundwork for how reporters and pundits will treat the new team on Pennsylvania Avenue. "Once a president takes office ... an adversarial relationship ... (more) Boehlert: Covering new presidents: the media's double ...

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Eric Holder: A Rebuke Of Bush-League Justice
thinkprogress.org - 11/22/2008
Eric Holder: A Rebuke Of Bush-League Justice
— thinkprogress.org — holder.jpg The New York Times reports today that President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team “signaled to Eric H. Holder Jr., a senior official in the Justice Department in the Clinton administration, that he will be chosen as attorney general .” ... (more) Eric Holder: A Rebuke Of Bush-League Justice

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Holder Is No Gonzo
Talking Points Memo — ... A quick look at what Eric Holder's public statements on the issues swirling around the Bush Justice Department suggest about his potential tenure as attorney general. ...

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