Controversial pardon poses problem for Holder

Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) took Obama attorney general nominee Eric Holder to task for his describing his involvement with the pardoning of fugitive financier Marc Rich as a 'mistake' (0:25)
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Obama's Attorney General nominee fits criteria better than Alberto Gonzales

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says that whatever criteria Republicans used to approve of Alberto Gonzales, Obama Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, exceeds it (0:36)
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Senator supports Attorney General nominee Holder's confirmation

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) supports Attorney General nominee Eric Holder's confirmation, noting the importance of a well managed Department of Justice and stressed Holder's ability to bring needed changes (0:53).
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Obama's attorney general pick will restore civil rights division

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) asserted that Eric Holder, Obama's attorney general nominee, will restore the civil rights division in the Department of Justice during a press conference in support of Holder's confirmation (0:25).
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