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Bush Zeros In on Next AG

Candidate list down to five; decision expected this week

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(Newser) – President Bush is down to five candidates to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Of his current choices, Michael Mukasey, a former chief judge for the US Southern District of New York, has the most bi-partisan appeal, while Ted Olson, winning lawyer in the Supreme Court Bush v. Gore election case, would rankle Democrats.

The other three under consideration are Laurence Silberman, former circuit judge on the US Court of Appeals, George Terwilliger, deputy AG for Bush's father, and Pepsico Senior VP Larry Thompson, reports Playbook. The White House is looking for smooth confirmation, though Republicans would like a pick exciting enough to not only right the ship after  Gonzalez  but energize the administration.

WASHINGTON, DC - President George W. Bush is joined by former Sen. Chuck Robb, left, and retired judge Laurence Silberman, right, Friday, February 6, 2004, as he announces the names of seven people he
WASHINGTON, DC - President George W. Bush is joined by former Sen. Chuck Robb, left, and retired judge Laurence Silberman, right, Friday, February 6, 2004, as he announces the names of seven people he   (KRT Photos)
Larry D. Thompson, one of five men who could be the next Attorney General
Larry D. Thompson, one of five men who could be the next Attorney General   (Getty Images)
George Terwilliger, one of five men who could be the next Attorney General
George Terwilliger, one of five men who could be the next Attorney General   (KRT Photos)
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales makes a point during a speech to cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. G (AP Photo/Bob Child)
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales makes a point during a speech to cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. G (AP Photo/Bob Child)   (Associated Press)
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US NEWS ATTORNEYGENERAL 1 MCT   (KRT Photos)
(FILES)US President George W. Bush (R), and US Attorney General...
(FILES)US President George W. Bush (R), and US Attorney General...   (Getty Images)
Theodore B. (Ted) Olson, one of five men who could be the next Attorney General
Theodore B. (Ted) Olson, one of five men who could be the next Attorney General   (KRT Photos)
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