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Good Lord. Did Herb Kohl really ask Eric Holder this? via MSNBC 1/15/09
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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 ...
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Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...
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Earlier today during Eric Holder's AG confirmation hearing, Democratic Senator Herb Kohl (WI) asked an old white man question (i.e., a racist one) of the African American nominee: Would Holder commit to defeating Obama "as badly as he can" if the two meet up for a little one-on-one on the basketball court.
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