Major gay organization rallies behind Attorney General nominee Holder
As the Senate considers his confirmation, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization has put its voice behind Eric Holder Jr. as the nation’s next Attorney General.
“As a community that is particularly vulnerable to bias-motivated violence,” Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese wrote to the Senate on Tuesday, “the LGBT community supports the appointment of an Attorney General who is committed to combating this national problem.”
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Holder grilled, Clinton advances
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