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Mukasey Courts the Hill

Posted Sep 18, 07 5:59 PM CDT in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – Mukasey mingled today with the Dems who will make or break his chance at becoming the next attorney general. If they're worried about him taking on the job, none showed it, Bloomberg reports. Even Senator Leahy, who wants the White House to fork over documents on its surveillance program before a new AG is approved, signaled support for the conservative nominee.

Leahy called Bush's pick for attorney general "a chance for a fresh start." Another Dem urged fellow members of the Judiciary Committee to drop document demands in favor of speeding up the hearing. GOP Senator Arlen Specter called Mukasey "a lawyer's lawyer, a nice change" from his predecessor. Specter was happy that he could "discuss legal issues with him and get back a very profound answer.''

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, meets with Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)   (Associated Press)
Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, meets with Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey, left, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)   (Associated Press)
President Bush, right, announces his choice for attorney general, retired federal judge Michael Mukasey, left, to replace Alberto Gonzales, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in the Rose Garden of the White House...   (Associated Press)
Retired federal judge Michael Mukasey listens as President Bush, not pictured, announces him as his choice for attorney general, replacing Alberto Gonzales, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in the Rose Garden...   (Associated Press)
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