Holder confirmed as attorney general
Posted on February 3, 2009
Filed Under 365Gay, News
(Washington) The Senate has voted 75-21 to confirm Eric Holder as the first African-American attorney general.
Holder also is the only African-American currently in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. He had strong bipartisan support in Monday’s vote, plus he has the approval of major LGBT groups.
Holder previously served in the Clinton administration. …
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