National: Los Angeles Times

January 16, 2009 - 10:56 pm
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Holder on Executive Authority

What a breath of fresh air Eric Holder's confirmation hearing was. From "Waterboarding is torture," to this exchange, we're going to have a real lawyer at the helm again.

FEINGOLD: Is there anything in the FISA statute that makes you believe that the president has the ability under some other inherent power to disregard the FISA statute?

HOLDER: No, I do not see that in the FISA statute.

That's important for the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal and for the LA Times to note. Here's Media Matters:

A January 16 Wall Street Journal