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Strength of african-american voters in mississippi. so it took more than five months but loretta lynch will now become the nation's first african-american to serve as attorney general. earlier tonight president obama reacted to news of her confirmation during a speech in front of activist group organizing for america. >> before i start with some other issues, i want to say publicly for the first time i've been looking forward to saying this, that i am very pleased that loretta lynch has now been confirmed -- [ cheers and applause ] >> you know, america will be better off for it. >> organizing ...

Than a few voters back home that are asking what exactly is the difference between a democratic and republican majority when the exact same individual gets confirmed as attorney general promising the exact same lawlessness. what's the difference? in my view the obligation of every senator to defend the constitution is front and center why we are here. >> that plea didn't work. just under an hour after senator cruz yielded the floor, all 100 senators voted on whether to move forward with the nomination vote. 66 voted yes. and when that actual nomination vote happened just a few hours later, the...

Loretta, please stand up. [ cheers and applause ] >> we look forward to you being the 83rd attorney general of the united states of america. >> yes. >> that was this weekend in selma, alabama, during the 50th commemoration of the march across the edmund pettus bridge and the police violence that led to the voting rights act in 1965. federal prosecutor lorettea lynch getting a huge ovation at brown chapel in selma. she was introduced to the crowd as the next attorney general of the united states. key word there being next. loretta lynch was nominated to be the next attorney general. more than f...

Loretta lynch, please stand up. [ cheers and applause ] we look forward to you being the 83rd attorney general of the united states of america. [ applause ] >> that was this weekend in selma, alabama, during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the march across the edmund pettus bridge and the police violence against those marchers that led to the voting rights act in 1965. federal prosecutor loretta lynch getting a huge ovation at brown chapel in selma. she was introduced to the crowd as the next attorney general of the united states. key word there being next. loretta lynch was nominated to...

Loretta, please stand up. [ cheers and applause ] >> we look forward to you being the 83rd attorney general of the united states of america. >> yes. >> that was this weekend in selma, alabama, during the 50th commemoration of the march across the edmund pettus bridge and the police violence that led to the voting rights act in 1965. federal prosecutor loretta lynch getting a huge ovation at brown chapel in selma. she was introduced to the crowd as the next attorney general of the united states. key word there being next. loretta lynch was nominated to be the next attorney general. more than fo...