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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Dec. 27, 2008

Restoring Justice

Re-establishing the integrity of the Justice Department, a vipers’ nest of partisanship and shoddy lawyering for the past eight years, will define Barack Obama's presidency, writes Charles S. Doskow. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Charles S. Doskow

Barack Obama was elected on a program promising change. Eight years of George W. Bush have left a plethora of policies and actions that will be the early targets of action by Obama's appointees. In no area will they be more visible than in the Department of Justice, a vipers' nest of partisanship and shoddy lawyering for the past eight years.

When Eric Holder takes office as attorney general of the United...

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