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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Why should George W. Bush even want a Senate-confirmed attorney general for the remainder of his term? Given that the White House was not soon ready with a replacement nominee when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned on Monday, you have to wonder if the president is in much of a hurry.
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Conservatives on Saturday lined up for and against potential attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey, the man they believe has ascended to the top of President Bush's list of replacements for Alberto Gonzales.
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The man who may be Bush's choice to replace departing Attorney General John Ashcroft
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President Bush has selected retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey as his new attorney general, sources said yesterday, moving to install a law-and-order conservative at the Justice Department while hoping to avoid a confirmation fight with Senate Democrats.
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The selection of the retired judge, Michael B. Mukasey, would likely be welcomed by prominent Democrats who had singled him out by name in recent days.
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Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers Monday urged President Bush to nominate a replacement for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who can restore confidence in the Justice Department. Members of both parties were critical of Gonzales' tenure Monday, but a few voices did defend him.
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President Bush will announce Monday morning that he has chosen a former federal judge, Michael Mukasey, as attorney general, according to a senior administration official.
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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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Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, has been picked by President Bush to replace Tom Ridge.
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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 nominated as his new  attorney general on Wednesday the top White House lawyer,  Alberto Gonzales, a son of migrant workers who rose to become a  Bush confidant and helped shape legal opinions about prisoner  treatment in the war on terror.
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Alberto R. Gonzales goes before the Senate on Thursday as President Bush's pick for attorney general.
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President Bush is moving swiftly toward naming a successor to Attorney General John Ashcroft, and White House counsel Alberto Gonzales has emerged as the leading candidate for the job.
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A half-dozen or so lawyers are being discussed among administration officials as possible candidates to replace Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, but no clear favorite has emerged, and President Bush is willing to fight for the right candidate, administration officials and Republican advisers...
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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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President George W. Bush has settled on former U.S. District Judge Michael Mukasey as his choice to replace outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.