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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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David A. Lieb

Former US Attorney Catherine Hanaway appointed as Missouri's next attorney general

Missouri Attorney General - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway was appointed Tuesday as Missouri's next attorney general, vowing a tough-on-crime approach as her predecessor leaves for a job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Hanaway's appointment just a day after Attorney General Andrew Bailey said he was stepping down to join President Donald Trump's administration as the FBI's co-deputy director. The change in Missouri's top law enforcement job will take effect Sept. 8.

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