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Apr 21

Obama attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch heads for vote after 5 months

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Key senators say they're close to a deal on a bill to help sex-trafficking victims, potentially clearing the way for a vote to confirm President Barack Obama's attorney general.

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Apr 17

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News Wrap: Obama urges Senate to vote on Lynch confirmation

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In our news wrap Friday, President Obama hosted Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White House, and addressed a list of issues, including the way GOP leaders are handling one of his main cabinet appointments. Also, financial leaders from…

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Apr 17

Obama calls delay of his attorney general nominee ‘crazy’

By Connie Cass, Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press

President Barack Obama on Friday said it was "crazy" and "embarrassing" the way the Republican-led Senate has held up confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch.

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Apr 11

Break over, Congress faces fights over Medicare, Iran

By Associated Press

Racing the calendar, Senate leaders are pushing toward congressional approval of a bipartisan compromise that reshapes how Medicare pays physicians as lawmakers return from a spring break tangled up in domestic and foreign policy disputes.

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Mar 17

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News Wrap: Secret Service chief testifies on White House drunk driving accident

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Feb 26

AG nominee Loretta Lynch passes Senate Judiciary committee

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

Loretta Lynch won approval from a key Senate committee Thursday to serve as the nation's next attorney general, as divided Republicans clashed over her support for President Barack Obama's immigration policies.

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Jan 28

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News Wrap: Fighting flares between Hezbollah and Israel

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In our News Wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah rocket fire killed two Israeli soldiers on the Israel-Lebanon border. The Israeli military fired back with airstrikes and artillery fire. Also, Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to be the next attorney general, went before…

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Jan 28

Senate begins hearings for attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch

By Erica Werner, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch, faces Senate questioners Wednesday as she seeks to become the first black woman to hold the nation's top law enforcement job.

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Nov 07

Brooklyn prosecutor Loretta Lynch nominated as next Attorney General

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

U.S. attorney Loretta Lynch has emerged as the leading choice to be the next attorney general, but President Barack Obama does not plan to make a nomination until after a trip to Asia next week.

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