Published 1/5/2009
by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
at CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) — The Obama transition released a Harvard-heavy list of Justice Department appointments Monday. Transition release follows after the jump.
WASHINGTON – Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate the following individuals for key posts at the United States Department of Justice: David Ogden, Deputy Attorney General; Elena Kagan, Solicitor General; Tom Perrelli, [...]
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