Bush nominates Mukasey to replace Gonzales
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U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday nominated a retired federal judge and law-and-order conservative to replace embattled Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general.
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Michael Mukasey, Bush's pick for attorney general, was a tough, conservative judge - with liberal admirers.
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In picking White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as attorney general, President Bush set the stage for political history: If confirmed by the Senate, Gonzales, 49, would be the first Hispanic to be the nation's chief law enforcement officer.
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President-elect Bush listens to Alberto R. Gonzales, his choice as White House general counsel, during a ceremony at the Governor&#39;s Mansion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000.
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By nominating National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to become secretary of state and White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to become attorney general, President Bush is sending a clear message.
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US President George W. Bush on Wednesday named White House counsel Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, making him the first Hispanic to hold a cabinet post in any US administration.
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President Bush on Monday nominated  Lester Crawford to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug  Administration.
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President Bush will nominate Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York, as attorney general, according to people familiar with the decision.
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President Bush on Friday nominated  former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik to replace  Tom Ridge as homeland security secretary.
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President Bush on Monday nominated Lester Crawford to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Former U.S. District Judge Michael Mukasey, nominated to the federal bench two decades ago by Republican President Ronald Reagan, has emerged as the new leading contender to replace outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a senior Republican Party aide said on Sunday.
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US President George W. Bush on Monday formally nominated retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general and urged the US Senate to confirm him swiftly.
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Former federal judge Michael Mukasey, picked by President Bush to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, appears unlikely to face a bruising confirmation battle in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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A retired federal judge is a leading candidate to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose last day on the job was Friday, two sources told CNN on Saturday. Michael B. Mukasey was nominated to the bench in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan.
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President Bush said Monday that he had decided to nominate Michael O. Leavitt, a former three-term governor of Utah, to be secretary of health and human services, replacing Tommy G. Thompson.
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President George W. Bush named White House counsel Alberto Gonzales as the first Hispanic US attorney general, elevating his top lawyer to help lead the nation&#39;s war on terrorism.
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Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge regarded as an expert on national security issues, has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general, several conservatives close to the White House said yesterday.