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If Eric Holder were a Republican, his nomination to be attorney general, and even more so his confirmation, would be inconceivable.(The Week)(Brief article)

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If Eric Holder were a Republican, his nomination to be attorney general, and even more so his confirmation, would be inconceivable. As Clinton's deputy attorney general, he was a central figure in the disgraceful pardon of Marc Rich, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, who evaded arrest for racketeering, tax evasion, and trading with the enemy (Iran) for two decades. Currying favor with Rich's lawyer, Jack Quinn, who was well positioned to advance Holder's hope to become attorney general in a Gore administration, Holder tried to pressure prosecutors into negotiating with the ...

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