Sources: Holder is Obama's choice for AG
Published 11/19/2008 at CNN.com - Politics
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.
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