article_snippet.sent: (CNN)President Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch to become the country's first African-American woman attorney general is a historic pick.  
article_snippet.sent: (CNN)President Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch to become the country's first African-American woman attorney general confirmation, however, is now taking on new historical relevance as (CNN)President Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch to become the country's first African-American woman attorney general wait for a confirmation vote by the full Senate drags into the full Senate sixth month.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)President Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch to become the country's first African-American woman attorney general than for any attorney general nominee in recent history.
article_snippet.sent: Loretta Lynch, currently the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee February 26 by a vote of 12-8, with Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona joining Democrats in sending the nomination to the full SenateSenate.
article_snippet.sent: Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to replace Attorney General Eric Holder on November 8, after Holder had announced plans to leave the post weeks earlier.
article_snippet.sent: Many point out that Lorenzo Lynch, if confirmed, will be replacing the country's first African-American attorney general who was confirmed by an overwhelming margin.
article_snippet.sent: On the eve of Holder's announcement of Holder plans to leave the Department of Justice, the political number crunchers at FiveThirtyEight.com predicted that whoever the President nominated would "likely face at least a moderately tough confirmation hearing in Senate.
article_snippet.sent: Obama turns up the heat on Loretta Lynch confirmation 'limbo' Loretta Lynch says Loretta Lynch carried Loretta Lynch daughter to several civil rights marches on Loretta Lynch shoulders.  
article_snippet.sent: Loretta Lynch plans to change that, soon, regardless of the outcome of his daughter pending nomination.
highlights_snippet.sent: The nomination of Loretta Lynch as U.S. attorney general was announced in November .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The nomination of Loretta Lynch as U.S. attorney general would be the country's first African-American woman attorney general .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But as The nomination of Loretta Lynch as U.S. attorney general confirmation process drags on, The nomination of Loretta Lynch as U.S. attorney general supporters wonder why . 