Holder Starved of U.S. Justice Deputies as Obama Nominees Stall
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A combination of executive and congressional inaction has left U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder without permanent appointees in at least six top positions inside the Justice Department, even as he faces increased criticism from U.S. lawmakers.
Holder, a cabinet holdover from President Barack Obama’s first term, lacks Senate-confirmed heads atop three of agency’s eight divisions. The confirmed leaders of two others are in the process of departing. His legislative and legal policy offices also are without Senate-confirmed officeholders.