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Re: Hagan: New USAs in a few months

tobyport — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:17:06 -0400

The Obama administration is so preoccupied with the economy, health cares, and climate change, and don't forget the lingering Gonzales issue, that they probably will not touch the issue of firing prosecutors for sometime. Also, if Holding issues a strong indictment against Easley, a firing would really be controversial. Hagan is very much acting the part of a freshman Senator who is getting on-the-job training. I'll bet that she can't get the White House to return her phones calls either!

Re: Hagan: New USAs in a few months

CitizenOpinionated — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:32:59 -0400

P.S. the question all North Carolinians are whispering are when will Hagan's people answer the phone and be able to let you know where the Senator stands on key issues?

Re: Hagan: New USAs in a few months

CitizenOpinionated — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:29:40 -0400

Great point political junkie...

What is the point of posting this, since last week she said she formed the panel?

Maybe she should look at keep some people in place - Mr. Holding is a great man for one...just my two cents...

Not just Democrats

PoliticalJunkie — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:16:08 -0400

They also put Republican State Senator John Carrington and former NCGOP Chairman Sam Currin away.

Hopefully, the prosecutors Hagan recommends will show the same non-partisan zeal for putting away political bad guys, regardless of party, that the Helms, Dole and Burr recommendations showed.

Hagan: New USAs in a few months

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:13:57 -0400

The question North Carolina Democrats whisper in the halls is: when are the Republican U.S. attorneys going to be replaced?

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan says the answer is pretty soon, Rob Christensen reports.

Hagan, the Democrat freshman, said she hopes to recommend three new U.S. attorneys for North Carolina in the coming months.

"I would like to get some names fairly soon and make some recommendations," Hagan said in an interview. "I would certainly think by spring or early summer we could have nominees. The timing has a lot do with the president."

She has appointed a panel, headed by former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Burley Mitchell to advise her on potential nominees for both federal prosecutors and federal judgeships. Hagan said the group held its first meeting Tuesday.

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