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Sam Stein

Obama Wants 'Limited Flexibility' On Miranda: Gibbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time since news broke that the Obama Justice Department has used a "public safety exception" to effectively interrogate terrorist suspec...

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Sam Stein

Grover Norquist: Torture Investigations Are "A Good Idea"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the leading conservative figures in Washington D.C. said on Monday that he supports Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to open an investig...

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Dan Froomkin

At Best, A Baby Step Toward Justice For Bush's Torturers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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When it comes to the Bush torture regime, President Obama famously wants to look forward, not backward. But if the wrong lessons have been learned, th...

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Sam Stein

Specter: "I Have An Open Mind" On Holder

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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After weeks of criticizing Barack Obama's choice for Attorney General, Sen. Arlen Specter may be softening. "I have an open mind" when it comes to Er...

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Sam Stein

Eric Holder: Can GOP Stop Obama's AG?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fault lines over the confirmation battle for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder were drawn several weeks ago, when a series of Republican Senato...

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Specter Attacks AG Nominee: He'll Be Obama's Yes Man

NY Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A leading Republican senator issued a broad attack on Tuesday on President-elect Barack Obama's pick as attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., question...

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Sam Stein

GOP Signals Heated Confirmation Battle Over Holder

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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More signs have emerged that Eric Holder's nomination for Attorney General will face a bitter committee fight as Republican Senators on Thursday criti...

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Obama's National Security Team

Huffington Post/AP/NYT | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Times, in previewing President-elect Obama's national security team, reports that several key members have more "hawkish" records than he...

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