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Sources: Obama chooses Eric Holder to be Attorney General

 
(CNN) –Sources tell CNN’s Ed Henry and John King Barack Obama has chosen Eric Holder as his nominee for Attorney General. Holder has accepted the position but must still undergo a vetting process by the Obama transition team. If confirmed, Holder will become the first African-American to hold the position. He served as deputy attorney general under [...] (link)

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