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Holder Guantanamo Inspection Begins

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday visited the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the Obama administration weigh...

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Holder Met At DOJ With "Thunderous Applause"

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric H. Holder was sworn-in Tuesday as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States. He is the first African-American to lead the Justice Department...

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Senate Confirms Holder: 75 to 21

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Eric Holder won Senate confirmation Monday as the nation's first African-American attorney general, after supporters from both part...

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Eric Holder Approved By Senate Committee

AP | LARRY MARGASAK and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, who acted like lions in challenging Eric Holder, turned into lambs Wednesday as they joined Democrats in recomm...

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Eric Holder Confirmation: GOP Senator Gives Support

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republican senator Mel Martinez of Florida says he will support Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder, putting him a big step closer...

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Holder: Waterboarding Is Torture, And The President Can't Torture

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The major hoopla surrounding the nomination of Eric Holder as Attorney General has focused on his role in the pardoning of tax-cheat fugitive Marc Ric...

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Holder: If My Independence Is Compromised, I'll Resign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Midway through the day, Eric Holder's confirmation hearings have contained moments of contention and lightheartedness. But the one thread that stands ...

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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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Specter Holder Opposition Leaves Him Alone On Island

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Holder's nomination as Attorney General gained a bit more steam on Tuesday, as two high-profiled Republicans offered measure of support that carr...

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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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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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Reno: Holder's "Indubitably" Qualified, Shouldn't Be Faulted For Pardons

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Attorney General Janet Reno said on Wednesday that her one-time deputy, Eric Holder, was "indubitably" qualified to assume the AG role in an Ob...

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AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

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READ THE ERIC HOLDER BIG NEWS PAGE FOR ALL UPDATES ***Update 12/2, 11:52 AM*** Glenn Greenwald of Salon examines Eric Holder, Jack Quinn and the i...

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