Obama Appointments
Obama Nominates Pro-Choice Advocate to Powerful Legal Office
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 8, 2009 - 12:08pm (Print)
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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Women's Rights, Civil Rights Leaders Urge Swift Confirmation of Eric Holder for Attorney General
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 7, 2009 - 10:23am (Print)
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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