Department of Justice
By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check April 27, 2009 - 7:00am
Protests from anti-choice activists continue to stall the nominations of Dawn Johnsen to Office of Legal Counsel and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor January 8, 2009 - 12:08pm
The nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Office of Legal Counsel, along with Eric Holder and other Obama picks, signals an end to the Bush Administration reigns of terror on prisoners of war and on women's rights.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor January 7, 2009 - 10:23am
Confirmation hearings for Eric Holder, nominated to be Attorney General in the Obama Administration, were originally planned on a fast-track. Women's rights and civil rights leaders are calling on the Senate for swift confirmation.
But Republicans leaders say "not so fast."
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Caroline Kennedy supports Roe; incidence of rape and sexual assault much higher than previously reported; Dallas County health workers still not allowed to distribute condoms; Katha Pollitt on Rick Warren.
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