Friday, September 26, 2014

Attorney General Eric Holder, Prominent Liberal Voice in Obama Administration, Is Resigning - NYTimes.com

Attorney General Eric Holder, Prominent Liberal Voice in Obama Administration, Is Resigning - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is resigning but will remain in office until a successor is nominated and confirmed, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Mr. Holder, the 82nd attorney general and the first African-American to serve in that position, had previously said he planned to leave office by the end of this year.

The resignation was officially announced in a formal ceremony in the State Dining Room at the White House, with Mr. Obama hailing Mr. Holder’s accomplishments and praising his “deep and abiding fidelity” to the idea of equal justice under the law."



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