By KUNA,
Washington : Veteran Washington lawyer Eric Holder, a close associate of President-elect Barack Obama, has been chosen to be the new attorney general, the top domestic Cabinet member who will head the U.S. Justice Department, two sources told MSNBC on Tuesday.
Holder, who, like Obama, is an African-American, served as deputy attorney general to the administration of former President Bill Clinton.
While Holder still must complete the vetting process, the sources said Obama has offered him the post, and that Holder has accepted it.
Holder, 57, is a member of the D.C. law firm of Covington and Burling, and he actively campaigned for Obama for the presidency.
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