Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/M. Edward Whelan III


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The result was   Withdrawn by nom, non admin close. Umbralcorax (talk) 17:59, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

M. Edward Whelan III

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The article attempts to establish notability by association, but neither being a lawyer, analyst, legal clerk, the president of a questionable think tank nor having had an unknown job at the Department of Justice make him relevant for inclusion. — Jan Hofmann (talk) 14:40, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Whelan was "Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel," and was "General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary."He was a visible national figure in the Bush administration, and continues to speak on national right-wing talk shows such as Glenn Beck . See also . He is considered a "leading conservative legal activist" who reportedly meets with Republican lawmakers. He has been quoted by respected national news sources such as the Washington Post for several years about the fitness of candidates for the Supreme Court . Edison (talk) 16:02, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Well what can I say, in the light of those sources I must withdraw my nomination. They should however be integrated into the article. — Jan Hofmann (talk) 17:25, 26 May 2009 (UTC)


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