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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 03 > Holder confirmed as nation’s first black attorney general

Holder confirmed as nation’s first black attorney general

21 Republicans alone in opposing his nomination

By Neil A. Lewi / The Bulletin
February 3, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday evening to confirm Eric Holder as attorney general. The vote was 75-21, with only Republicans opposing the nomination.

Holder, who will be the nation’s first black attorney general, is expected to be sworn in....

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