17-03-2015 19:17
U.S. attorney general candidate Lynch caught in Senate logjam
By Susan Cornwell and Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nomination of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's choice to be U.S. attorney general, suffered another potential delay on Tuesday when the Senate failed to end a standoff over abortion and human trafficking legislation. Democrats who oppose an abortion provision attached to the trafficking bill successfully blocked moves to limit debate, meaning it could drag on and crowd Lynch out of this week's Senate calendar. The
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