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At first it appeared that Holder would carry the day. "I have complete confidence in the American people and our legal traditions and the prosecutors, the tough prosecutors from New York, who specialize in terrorism," Obama said after the announcement. In private he was even more supportive of Holder. When...
The next day, Obama asked Holder for "options" - the word this White House uses when it needs to start over. The day after, Holder delivered them in the Situation Room. He urged the President to stick to his guns, and Obama seemed to agree. But in the same session, Emanuel...
The Confident ProsecutorThose talks are now under way, and it's anyone's guess whether they were Emanuel's idea or something the President quietly asked his chief of staff to launch. Holder and his supporters continue to argue that military tribunals are slow and unreliable and send a repressive...
Re "A Green Seat at the Table" [March 15]: President Obama promised to curb the influence of wealthy special interests in Washington. Your account of venture capitalist John Doerr's clout is the best illustration I've seen that nothing has changed except the name on the door.
Former army chief Sarath Fonseka stood before a court-martial March 16 on what he called a "bogus" charge of engaging in politics while in uniform. Fonseka, arrested after losing a January election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, says the detention is intended to prevent him from winning a seat in...