Loretta Lynch has been confirmed as the new U.S. Attorney General. She is the first African-American women to hold that title. This was a long delayed process when she finally won the senate vote 56-43. Loretta graduated from Harvard, and then went onto Harvard Law. After graduation she decided to go onto corporate law. Before having that top job she worked in a case that convicted the NYPD officer who assaulted Haitian immigrant with a broom stick.
Attorney General Eric Holder Scheduled To Announce His Resignation Today!
The first African-American is scheduled to resign as attorney general. A Justice Department official told ABC News that “Attorney General Holder has discussed his plans personally with the president on multiple occasions in recent months,” and now things are going forward. Hit the jump for more.
President Bush’s Attorney General OK’s Legal Pot
Alberto Gonzales the former Attorney General from the Bush administration doesn’t have a problem with people in Colorado or people in Washington getting high, aside from the fact that it’s against Federal Law. In other words he doesn’t really care if you want to get high as long as it doesn’t get you in trouble. This is an interesting stance for a prominent Republican to speak this way is not traditional and most prominent politicians take a more anti drug use policy. Gonzales goes on to list some reasons why the federal Government might want to keep it illegal but it may not be the reasons you suspected. Hit the jump for more. PaulDaPro
