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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday Nov. 19th, 2008

 

Published 11/19/2008 by shannanb at CNN Political Ticker

CNN: Sources: Holder is Obama's choice for attorney general Former Clinton Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the position of attorney general, according to two prominent Democrats involved in transition matters. CNN: Lieberman credits Obama after Dems let him keep post Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in [...] (link)

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