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Bush Zeros In on Next AG

Candidate list down to five; decision expected this week

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2007 6:21 AM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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