Reacting to Eli Lake’s scoop in The Washington Times that Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) boasted that Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder assured him there would be no prosecution of Bush officials for torture under a Holder Justice Department, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) reacted with incredulity to TPM’s Elana Schor: More…
While the public battle to stop Eric Holder’s confirmation as attorney general still lacks the heat of those faced by his predecessors, Alberto Gonzales and John Ashcroft — Orrin Hatch supports Holder, and does anyone think one Democrat will pull away? — it’s gotten hot enough for a passel of More…
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), suffering from brain cancer, will step down from the powerful Judiciary Committee when Congress returns to Washington in January, the Boston Globe is reporting, citing an unnamed Democratic source:
The decision had nothing to do with the health of the legendary Democratic lawmaker, who is
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