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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Confirmations</title><link>http://judiciary.authoring.senate.gov/</link><description>Executive Nominations and Confirmations: 111th Congress</description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:54:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>CommonSpot Content Server</generator><copyright/><item><title>Executive Nominations and Confirmations: 111th Congress</title><description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The following executive nominations have been confirmed in the 111th Congress (2009-2011):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;46. Nicholas Klinefeldt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Iowa&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 21, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;45. Stephanie Rose&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Iowa&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 21, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;44. Kenyen Ray Brown&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Alabama&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 21, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;43. Edward J. Tarver&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Georgia&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 5, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42. Carmen Milagros Ortiz&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 5, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;4&lt;strong&gt;1. Benjamin B. Wagner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 5, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;40. Laurie O. Robinson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 5, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;39. Ignacia Moreno&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, Env. and Nat. Res. Division&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;November 5, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote: 93-0&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;38. William Sessions III&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Chair&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Sentencing Commission&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 21, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;37. Steven Gerard O'Donnell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Marshal, District of Rhode Island&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;36. Karen Louise Loeffler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;35. Brendan V. Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of South Dakota&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;34. Timothy Heaphy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;33. David Lyle Cargill&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Marshal, District of New Hampshire&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;32. Paul Fishman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;31. Thomas E. Perez&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;October 6, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote: 72-22&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;30. Deborah K.R. Gilg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Nebraska&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 29, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;29.. Florence T. Nakakuni&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Hawaii&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 29, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28. Jenny A. Durkan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Western District of Washington&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 29, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;27. Neil H. MacBride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;26. Dennis K. Burke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;25. Daniel G. Bogden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Nevada&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24. Peter F. Neronha&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Rhode Island&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;23. Carter M. Stewart&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Rhode Island&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22. Steven M. Dettelbach&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;September 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21. David Edward Demag&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Marshal, District of Vermont&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20. David Kappos&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Under Secretary for Intellectual Property&lt;br /&gt;
Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Commerce&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;19. Cranston Mitchell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Commissioner&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Parole Commission&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;18. Alejandro Mayorkas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Homeland Security&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17. A. Thomas McLellan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Director&lt;br /&gt;
Office of National Drug Control Policy&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;16. John Kacavas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of New Hampshire&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15. B. Todd Jones&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14. Preet Bharara&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13. Joyce White Vance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Alabama&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12. Tristram Coffin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Attorney, District of Vermont&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;August 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11. John Morton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Secretary,&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Homeland Security&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;May 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Unanimous Consent&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10. R. Gil Kerlikowske&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Director&lt;br /&gt;
Office of National Drug Control Policy&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;May 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote: 91-1&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9.&amp;nbsp; Ronald H. Weich&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;April 29, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Voice Vote&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8.&amp;nbsp; Christine Varney&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;April 20, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote: 87-1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7.&amp;nbsp; Lanny Breuer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;April 20, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote:&amp;nbsp; 88-0&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6.&amp;nbsp; Tony West&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;April 20, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote:&amp;nbsp; 82-4&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.&amp;nbsp; David Kris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;March 25, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote:&amp;nbsp; 97-0&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.&amp;nbsp; Elena Kagan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Solicitor General&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="" valign="top"&gt;March 19, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote:&amp;nbsp; 61-31&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="" width="70%"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&amp;nbsp; Thomas J. Perrelli&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Associate Attorney General&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style=""&gt;March 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote: 72-20&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&amp;nbsp; David W. Ogden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Attorney General&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style=""&gt;March 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote: 65-28&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&amp;nbsp; Eric H. Holder Jr.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Attorney General&lt;br /&gt;
Department of Justice&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style=""&gt;February 2, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
Vote: 75-21&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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