U.S. AG Holder to leave office once successor is confirmed

Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, said he's resigning after more than five years of aggressively pursuing hot-button issues such as civilian trials for terrorists, same-sex marriage and voting rights. Holder, who was a prime target for Republican critics of President Barack Obama's administration, said he will be leaving the job with "mixed emotions." He will stay on until a yet-to-be-named successor is confirmed by the Senate. "This is a place that I love, and I think we have accomplished a great deal," he said in a brief conversation before riding in his motorcade to the White House where he announced his resignation. "There is a part of me that is always going to be here at the Justice Department.

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