buzzz worthy. . . Loretta Lynch was sworn in as the first African American woman to hold the seat of U.S. Attorney General on April 23, 2015. After a 5 month wait on Thursday afternoon the U.S. Senate finally confirmed Loretta Lynch as Attorney General with a vote of 56 to 43. Lynch, president Obama's nominee, is the successor to Eric Holder and first African American woman to become the nation's top law enforcement official. The vote was held 166 days after President Barack Obama nominated Lynch in November of 2014 . Pres. Obama said “America will be better off” with Ms. Lynch heading the Justice Department. Democrats believed the history-making vote was delayed due to Republican opposition spurred by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The GOP largely took issue with a combination of things including Lynch's possible support o Obama's immigration reform, some language in an unrelated abortion bill and parti...
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