In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lynch has won confirmation to serve as the nation's attorney general, ending months of delay. The vote was 56-43 in the Senate Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Senate confirmation of Lynch, 55, makes her the first African-American woman to hold the position
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