WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has decided on Eric Holder, a former senior official in the Clinton administration, to be attorney general, Newsweek said on Tuesday.
The magazine, citing two legal sources close to Obama's transition team, said on its website that the 57-year-old Holder, who served as deputy attorney general under President Bill Clinton, "still has to undergo a formal vetting review" before the selection is final and announced.
If the appointment is confirmed, he would be the first African American to head the Justice Department.
Newsweek said that in discussions over the last several days, Obama had offered Holder the job and he had accepted.
"The announcement is not likely until after Obama announces his choices to lead the Treasury and State Department," the magazine said.
Officials with Obama's transition team declined to comment.
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