Eric Holder and Elian Gonzalez

It appears that the GOP is out to make a fight of the confirmation hearings for President-elect Obama's pick for Attorney General.  In addition to information related to various of the Clinton scandals and the infamous Mark Rich pardon, the Republicans on the Judicial Committee are also seeking information about Holder's involvement with decision-making related to the high-profile matter of Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy being cared for by relatives who refused to return him to his father in Cuba.  Holder was a deputy attorney general at the time.  

According to an article in The Hill (GOP Probes Holder's Role in Elian Gonzalez Case):

Holder was deputy attorney general at the time. While the senators have publicly stated concerns about Holder’s role in the 2001 pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich, the move to focus attention on the highly controversial Gonzalez case indicates the confirmation of President-elect Obama’s top law enforcement official will be anything but smooth.

Seeking information about Gonzalez suggests Republicans are seeking issues that will resonate outside the Beltway, unlike the Rich pardon.