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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:00 AM

Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder

Is Obama's likely nominee for Attorney General an encouraging sign for advocates of the Constitution and the rule of law?

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 06:43 AM

    Brightstar

    I have heard that Holder had been AG when both the Waco conflagration and the Randy Weaver assassinations had occurred.

    This is false (and easily researched by a simple Google search). See my comment on the first page about this.

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