Obama Administration Plans to Nominate Sally Quillian Yates As Deputy AG

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Sally Quillian Yates, a U.S. attorney from Georgia, is expected to be the Obama administration’s choice for deputy attorney general, the Washington Post reports, citing U.S. officials. The deputy attorney general position is the second-highest-ranking post in the Justice Department and is in charge of day-to-day operations. When Yates became the…

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Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole to Step Down, Take Job in Private Sector

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is about to lose another high-ranking officials. Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole, second-in-command, announced Thursday that he’s taking a job in the private sector, the Washington Post reports. The Post said possible successors include Sally Quillian Yates, who is U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia,…

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