Marisela Morales Nominated As Mexico's First Female Attorney General

MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon accepted the resignation Thursday of an attorney general known mainly for his weak image in a country fighting a drug war and nominated his top organized crime prosecutor as a successor, the first woman to hold the post if she is approved.

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Source: The Huffington Post

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