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Arlen Specter Vows Scrutiny for AG Pick Eric Holder

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said yesterday that the role of President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General in several Clinton Administration controversies, "will be an issue," in the confirmation hearings. As a Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Justice Department, Holder played a substantial role in helping to secure a presidential pardon for Marc Rich. Rich was a fugitive from justice after being convicted of tax evasion. At the time of his pardon, Rich had renounced his American citizenship and was living in ...

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