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Democratic Lawmakers Testify Against Sessions for US Attorney General

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In an unprecedented display of dissent, prominent African-American Democratic lawmakers testified Wednesday in opposition to the nomination of a colleague, Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general. “If confirmed, Senator Sessions will be required to pursue justice for women, but his record indicates that he won’t,” said Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, speaking before the Senate Judiciary Committee that is considering the...

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