Pres.-Elect Obama Names Eric Holder As U.S. Attorney General
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President-elect Barack Obama today named Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. as the next U.S. Attorney General. He has accepted the position, pending a Senate approval.
Mr. Holder will be the first African-American U.S. Attorney General in American history.
He was former Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1997 to 2001. He also served as Acting Attorney General under President George Bush for a few weeks until the Senate confirmed John Ashcroft as the AG nominee.
Last year Mr. Holder joined Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign as a senior legal advisor. And most recently, he became part of a three-member Vice Presidential selection committee with Caroline Kennedy and Jim Johnson.
He is 57, and married with three children.
Mr. Holder will be the first African-American U.S. Attorney General in American history.
He was former Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1997 to 2001. He also served as Acting Attorney General under President George Bush for a few weeks until the Senate confirmed John Ashcroft as the AG nominee.
Last year Mr. Holder joined Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign as a senior legal advisor. And most recently, he became part of a three-member Vice Presidential selection committee with Caroline Kennedy and Jim Johnson.
He is 57, and married with three children.
AP: Officials say Holder is Obama's top choice for AG
By Mike W, Tulsa+ - Nov 18th, 2008 at 4:38 pm EST
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Officials say Holder is Obama's top choice for AG
By Associated Press Writers Matt Apuzzo And Lara Jakes Jordan
[Nov 18th, 2008 at 4:31 pm EST]
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NBC is reporting he accepted...
Great choice and great for the country...
Thank-you Barack!!!
peace,
marsha