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Holder AG confirmation hearings delayed until January 15
[JURIST] Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced Monday that confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder will be delayed one week, after Republicans objected that they did not have enough time to review Holder's record...

"Holder confirmation hearing delayed a week"
"Holder confirmation hearing delayed a week": CNN.com provides a report that begins, "The initial confirmation vote for Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, was postponed for a week Wednesday after a rancorous meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee...

Holder AG confirmation hearings to begin early January: Leahy
[JURIST] US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Monday told reporters that confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder would begin in January, as soon as the Senate reconvenes...

The Case for Accepting Obama's Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General:
Like co-blogger Orin Kerr, I tend to believe that Republicans shouldn't fight the confirmation of Eric Holder, Obama's nominee for attorney general. Most of the objections to Holder articulated by...

Republicans target reported Obama AG nominee for 2001 Rich pardon
[JURIST] Media reports that Clinton-era Deputy US Attorney General Eric Holder has been selected for nomination to the position of US Attorney General by President-elect Barack Obama prompted the the Republican National Committee (RNC) to circulate an e-mail Wednesday criticizing Holder for his role in the 2001 pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich...

Holder's Critics Not Holding Back
President-elect Barack Obama will officially nominate Covington & Burling partner Eric H. Holder Jr. to be attorney general sometime after Thanksgiving, Politico.com reports. Obama is satisfied that the Senate will confirm Holder despite plans by Republicans to grill him about...

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Passport Delays
Prompts Class Action

Federal Government
Florida residents sue claiming extraordinary delays in judging citizenship applications.