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politicsmagazine.com - 11/18/2008
Will Leahy Oppose Holder?
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A big potential stumbling block for President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for attorney general, Eric Holder, is his involvement in the 2001 presidential pardon of financier Marc Rich. And the top Democrat on the senate committee that must approve Holder was highly critical of the Rich ...

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Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread
pajamasmedia.com - 11/18/2008
Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread
— pajamasmedia.com — Eric Holder played an important role in the much-maligned pardon of fugitive Marc Rich. Should he really be the next attorney general? (more) Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread

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article.nationalreview.com - 11/19/2008
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— article.nationalreview.com — T hat didn t take long. As we observed throughout the campaign, Barack Obama gave indications that his election would mean a return to the September 10 mentality, a national-security outlook marked prominently by its lack of seriousness about the ... (more) :

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time.com - 11/18/2008
The Marc Rich Case: A Primer
— time.com — President Clinton's eleventh-hour pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich has sparked a firestorm of controversy, launching investigations in both houses of Congress and igniting fierce protest from both Democrats and Republicans. The U.S. House and ... (more) The Marc Rich Case: A Primer

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Matt Lewis: Will Leahy Oppose Holder?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... | Photos | Cartoons | [image] Blog [image] | Your Blogs | Issues | Get Magazine | Finance [image] [image] Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Will Leahy Oppose Holder? Posted by: Matt Lewis at 4:58 PM Politics Magazine notes that Leahy was very critical of the Rich pardon, so who knows??? ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... . It's an open question whether Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a fierce critic of the pardon, will vote to confirm Holder, writes Politics magazine's Shane D'Aprile . FROM THE BLOGS: [image] ...

Matt Lewis: Marc Rich Pardon Haunts Holder
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... that there was a Karl Rove-led effort to "go after" Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, Patrick Leahy inexplicably agreed to a Republican, request for more time to "prepare" for Holder's confirmation hearing." ... What might explain why Leahy " inexplicably " did this? Don't forget, Leahy was very critical of the Marc Rich pardon ...

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