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Senate Confirms 5 U.S. Attys and 5 U.S. Marshals

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON -– Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) on Thursday lauded the Senate for clearing up a backlog of nominations and confirming five U.S. Attorneys and five U.S. Marshals. He said some of the nominations had been pending before the Senate for more than a month. “I am grateful that Senate Republicans have…

Pres. Obama Nominates U.S. Attys for Calif., Tex., Guam and Fla.

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama on Wednesday continued to nominate U.S. Attorneys, this time for California, Texas, Guam and Florida. The nominees included Laura E. Duffy for the Southern District of California; Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida; Alicia Limtiaco for Guam and John B. Stevens, Jr. for the Eastern District…