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Judiciary Committee Approves Holder, 17-2
Attorney General nominee Eric Holder was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning on a 17-2 vote.
The full Senate must sign off on Holder before he can officially join Obama's DoJ, but today's vote effectively removes the political obstacles that stood in the way of full confirmation. We'll let you know soon which two Republicans voted no on Holder.
Late Update: The two GOP nos were Sens. John Cornyn (TX) and Tom Coburn (OK).
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The first step in achieving Justice. Amen!
January 28, 2009 11:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
Did Holder ever have to promise Republicans he wouldn't investigate torture and wiretapping and wouldn't prosecute if appropriate?
January 28, 2009 11:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
Holder didn't promise a thing. Indeed, when he was being grilled by Specter on it, he told Specter he was close to questioning Holder's integrity. Specter backed off. A collective sigh of relief was heard throughout the halls of Main Justice.
January 28, 2009 11:51 AM | Reply | Permalink
Jeff "I used to like the KKK until I found out some of them were potheads!" Sessions voted to confirm? I've caught the vapors!
SFCWallce, of course, will be mighty pissed.
January 28, 2009 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
John Cornyn is really trying to make a name for himself. Unfortunately, the name is Helms!
January 28, 2009 1:30 PM | Reply | Permalink