wspaper states:
The irony is overwhelming, Republicans in the Senate are opposing - and may try to filibuster - President Obama's choice to head the Justice Department agency that during the Bush administration provided legal cover for the torture of suspected terrorists. Their argument: Indiana University law professor Dawn Johnsen is a partisan activist who would politicize the Office of Legal Counsel, which is charged with providing the executive branch with an objective analysis of existing law.
Johnsen's nomination has also drawn the support of a group of former OLC directors. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, Attorney General Eric Holder voiced renewed support for Johnsen, saying that securing her confirmation was a top priority.
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