Ashcroft&#39;s parting shot
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As a dubious going-away gift to the good people of Oregon, outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court&#39;s upholding of Oregon&#39;s Death with Dignity Act.
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Attorney general's announcement ends career dogged by Iraq and BAE case.
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US Attorney General John Ashcroft, a lightning rod of criticism by civil liberties groups for his anti-terror policies after the Sept.
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Attorney General John Ashcroft announced a major blow in the war on terror in March 2003: The government had charged a Muslim cleric with personally handing $20 million to Osama bin Laden.
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With the outcome all but certain, the House of Representatives neared the end of an emotional debate today over President Bushâs strategy in Iraq.
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John Ashcroft, the US attorney general and the embodiment of the Christian right in the Bush administration, announced his resignation last night, marking the start of a second-term reshuffle.
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Outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft gestures while addressing the Federalist Society&#39;s 18th annual national convention in Washington, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.
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For Democrats, heâs an easy target. But for Republicans, addressing his departure is tricky political terrain. A rundown of how the 2008 field handled the attorney generalâs resignation.
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Former Attorney General John Ashcroft confirmed the Bush administration was sharply divided over the legality of President Bush's most controversial eavesdropping work, the chairman of a congressional panel said Thursday.
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Dec. 3, 2004 - WASHINGTON - By the time Tom Brokaw wrapped up his final newscast, bidding a wistful goodbye Wednesday to viewers of NBC Nightly News after 22 years in the anchor&#39;s chair, he seemed almost relieved it was finally over.
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John Ashcroft (search) may turn in his resignation as early as January in a ritual reserved for second-term presidents, sources close to the attorney general said Thursday.
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John Ashcroft, the gospel-singing son of a preacher, is leaving the White House. No longer will the most vocal champion of the Patriot Act be the attorney general of the Bush administration.
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That&#39;s the official word from Charles Duelfer, the chief US weapons inspector who handed his final report over to Congress on Wednesday.
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What&#39;s the most important thing about White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales, who President Bush nominated yesterday to replace Attorney General John D. Ashcroft?
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (10/11/04) - US Attorney General John Ashcroft announced his resignation from the Bush administration on Tuesday in a five-page letter to newly re-elected US President George Bush in which he said he felt he had achieved his goal of
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George W. Bush and John Kerry headed to the climax of their marathon presidential campaign with their endgame pitch reduced to the most basic of questions -- who can keep America safe from terrorists.
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Attorney General John Ashcroft is leaving but the top issues for the Justice Department are the same heading into President Bush's second term: persuading Congress to renew key parts of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act and continuing fundamental reforms at the FBI.