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Sen. Dianne Feinstein has recommended to President Clinton that he nominate Alejandro Mayorkas, a 10-year veteran prosecutor, to become the next U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, The Times has learned.
If Clinton nominates him, which is highly likely, and the Senate approves, Mayorkas would become the top federal law enforcement official in seven Southern California counties from Riverside to San Luis Obispo.
Mayorkas, 38, is in line to succeed Nora Manella, who is awaiting Senate confirmation of her nomination to become a federal judge.
His closest rival in the selection process was his boss, Chief Assistant U.S. Atty. Richard E. Drooyan, second-in-command of the prosecutor's office.
Sources said the Cuban-born Mayorkas has strong support for the post within the Latino political community.
In a letter to Clinton dated...