Bush: My A.G. or the Highway

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Posted to Politics on Fri Nov 02, 2007 at 02:36:30 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

President Bush reacted to the trouble his nominee for the position of Attorney General had gotten into by stating that if his candidate is rejected then the Senate committee responsible for judging nominations would have "set a new standard for confirmation that could not be met by any responsible nominee for attorney general."

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My Name Is Judge

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Posted to Politics on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:34:12 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

President Bush will nominate former Judge of the Southern District, Michael Mukasey, as a caretaker to fill the Attorney General post for the remaining months of his term.

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Alberto GONE-zales

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Posted to Politics on Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 08:40:54 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

The 80th attorney general has resigned.

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Alberto Gonzales: Dead Man Walkin'?

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Posted to Politics on Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 02:09:23 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales took responsibility yesterday for "mistakes" related to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year but rejected calls for his resignation from Democrats who accuse him of misleading Congress.

"I acknowledge that mistakes were made here. I accept that responsibility," Gonzales said. He said he did not know the details of the plan to fire the prosecutors, but he defended the dismissals: "I stand by the decision, and I think it was a right decision."

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