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Associated Press - November 4, 2009 7:54 PM ET
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - President Obama has nominated a former Anchorage Police Department chief to be U.S. marshal Alaska.
Robert Heun retired as chief in August. He had been chief since 2006 and on the force for 26 years.
In his retirement announcement, Heun said that with new mayor Dan Sullivan taking office, the decision to leave made sense.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, said he recommended Heun to the Obama administration for the job. Heun was police chief when Begich was Anchorage mayor.
Heun's nomination now goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration before heading to the full Senate for confirmation.
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