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Holder Confirmed as Attorney General

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
Feb. 2, 2009, 6:42 p.m.

The Senate on Monday confirmed Eric Holder to become the first black attorney general, capping a prolonged but ultimately smooth confirmation process that saw little of the partisan fireworks some Republicans had hoped for.

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