Scoop Links: Holder Confirmed Daschle Withdraws

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 1:03 pm
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Holder Confirmed as Attorney General

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Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post: "The Senate confirmed Eric H. Holder Jr. as the nation's first African American Attorney General in a vote of 75 to 21, opening a new chapter for a Justice Department that had suffered under allegations of improper political influence and controversial policy decisions on wiretapping and harsh interrogation practices. Holder, 58, will arrive at the Justice Department headquarters in Washington tomorrow for a swearing in ceremony and to greet some of the department's 110,000 employees."

Daschle Withdraws Obama Nomination

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NBC, MSNBC and News Services: "Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle on Tuesday withdrew his nomination to oversee the Health and Human Services Department, citing controversies over his taxes and his ties to the health care industry - and telling NBC News that a New York Times editorial also played a role."

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