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Ex-NY Fed Prosecutor Could Become the First Openly Gay Federal Judge
Sen. Charles Schumer By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Daniel Alter, a former N.Y. assistant U.S. Attorney who served on the prosecution team in the 1998 African embassy bombings, could become the first openly gay federal judge. New York Sen. Charles Schumer has sent the White House a recommendation nominating the Yale Law School graduate…