2 comments on this story:  1)  In what direction will the tall Democrat from Rhode Island take NAAG – left ward ho?  2) Who can guess which former Democrat A.G. brought in Cal Ripken for the NAAG meeting?  From Legal News Line:

Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch will become president of the National Association of Attorneys General this week.

Lynch will succeed Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, a Republican, in leading the bipartisan group on Thursday, becoming the first attorney general from the Ocean State to lead the organization.

“I’m honored to further the mission of NAAG as its president, but even more honored to work with my colleagues on issues so important to propelling justice and advancing the quality of life in our country,” Lynch, a Democrat, said in a statement.

Lynch gained national prominence for successfully suing former lead paint manufacturers for cleanup costs associated with their products.

As the NAAG leader for 2008-09, Lynch will name a presidential initiative that the attorneys general will meet and discuss later in his term. For Wasden, his initiative was global climate change.

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