Political Science Professor at Cal State East Bay in Hayward
Political Science Professor at Cal State East Bay in HaywardPROFILE
Melissa Michelson
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FROM Melissa Michelson
Which Way, L.A.?
The Justice Department: Too Much Change, or Not Enough? Barack Obama’s nominee for Attorney General faced a Senate confirmation hearing today. He was introduced to the Judiciary Committee by Virginia’s newly-retired Republican Senator John Warner as a man whose “misjudgments will not be repeated.” In response to Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, Holder answered one question that his Republican predecessors have avoided…
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