Attorney General Pick Facing New Resistance
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Some Democratic senators suggested for the first time that they might oppose Michael B. Mukasey if he does not make clear that he opposes harsh interrogation techniques.
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Attorney general seeks independent inquiry as opposition vows to resume protests
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The road to White House counsel Alberto Gonzales' confirmation as the first Hispanic U.S. attorney general may run through two controversial places: the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Texas's death row.
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As the embattled Republican senator asks a court to withdraw his guilty plea, politics in his home state is in a holding pattern.
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President Bush is expected to choose a replacement for Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales by the middle of next week, and former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson has emerged as one of the leading contenders for the job, according to sources inside and outside the government who are familiar...
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Former Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson said he won&#39;t succeed John Ashcroft as the Bush administration&#39;s new US attorney general.
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The man who may be Bush's choice to replace departing Attorney General John Ashcroft
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The former mayorâs association with New York may be a hurdle to becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
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Attorney-General designate Gonzales will draw some terror-war questions, but is likely to be confirmed.
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White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, a former Houston lawyer, is expected to face tough questions on a variety of issues including abortion and the treatment of war detainees
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Alberto Gonzales, President Bush&#39;s White House general counsel during his first term, is President Bush&#39;s choice to replace John Ashcroft as attorney general, sources say.
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Michael Mukasey, the man President Bush will nominate Monday morning to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, is not expected to prompt the confirmation battle that Senate Democrats threatened to wage if a more partisan nominee was chosen.
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Alberto R. Gonzales' civil liberties record worries Democrats; conservatives question him on abortion and affirmative action.
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WASHINGTON â Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey got a harsh reception on Wednesday from senators of both parties, who used his appearance on Capitol Hill to accuse the Bush administration yet again of contempt for the rule of law and American values. But they told Mr. Mukasey he was a big improvement over his predecessor, Alberto R. Gonzalez.
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Three-term Attorney General Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, finds herself in a tight race with former state Sen. Dino Rossi, a Republican.
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Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey was in the advanced stages of securing a lucrative corporate monitor assignment last year but withdrew his name after he was nominated to lead the Justice Department, according to lawyers familiar with the previously undisclosed arrangement.
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President Bush&#39;s nomination of Alberto Gonzales to replace resigning John Ashcroft as attorney general appears to be an effort to replace one of the administration&#39;s most controversial figures with a more moderate leader.