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Michael Mukasey stories: 68 news summaries

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Bush Blocking Plame Probe, Says Waxman

He wants Mukasey
to defy new boss, release documents

Dec 4, 07 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - A House committee chairman investigating the Valerie Plame affair says the White House is blocking special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald from providing key documents from his investigation, the Washington Post reports. Fitzgerald agreed to hand over his findings before the Bush administration stepped in, says Henry Waxman, who has called on... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • Henry Waxman • CIA leak investigation • Michael Mukasey • George W. Bush

FBI's Mental Health Gun-Ban List Doubles

Addition highlights scope of 'background check loophole'

Nov 29, 07 5:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Spurred by April shootings at Virginia Tech, new reporting of mental health data has doubled the number of Americans banned from purchasing guns on such grounds, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said today. Nearly 220,000 names have been added to the FBI list, highlighting the data-sharing gap that allowed shooter... More »

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FBI • mental health • list • mental illness • background check • Michael Mukasey • Virginia Tech shootings • gun ban • guns

Bush Can't Protect Rove, Senator Says

Executive privilege doesn't hold; ex-aides ordered to testify

Nov 29, 07 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush’s attempts to protect Karl Rove from testifying about the firings of US attorneys were shot down today by the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning Rove will likely face contempt charges unless he complies with congressional subpoenas, the Associated Press reports. Bush had cited executive privilege, which protects advisers,... More »

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Karl Rove • Patrick Leahy • executive privilege • US attorney firings • Michael Mukasey • George W. Bush

At Mukasey Ceremony, Bush Vows Justice Makeover

New Attorney General brings 'clear purpose and resolve'

Nov 14, 07 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush looked on as Michael Mukasey was ceremonially sworn in today as attorney general today, the AP reports, and promised to rebuild the ravaged Justice Department behind him. “Michael Mukasey has my complete trust and confidence,” Bush said. “And he's going to have the trust and... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • John Roberts • Attorney General • Michael Mukasey • George W. Bush

AG Mukasey Sics Justice Probers on Wiretap Program

Surprise investigation signals new independence from White house

Nov 14, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - New Attorney General Michael Mukasey has named the Justice Department 's first investigative target: the Justice Department. Mukasey has reopened an internal probe of the role played by the agency's own attorneys in the controversial post-911warrantless wiretap program, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move is a key signal... More »

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Department of Justice • wiretap • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act • Michael Mukasey • warrantless wiretapping • Office of Professional Responsibility • H. Marshall Jarrett • government spying

Senate Confirms Mukasey as AG

Bush nominee overcomes waterboarding flap

Nov 8, 07 10:32 PM CST
(Newser) - The Senate tonight approved retired judge Michael Mukasey to be the next attorney general, AP reports. Mukasey, whose refusal to declare that waterboarding is illegal nearly torpedoed his nomination, will replace Alberto Gonzales. "This is the only chance we have," said Dianne Feinstein before the 53-40 vote, referring... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Charles Schumer • Senate • Michael Mukasey • waterboarding

Mukasey Would Enforce New Torture Law, Senator Says

Schumer helps AG nomination move ahead

Nov 6, 07 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey has told Chuck Schumer he would enforce a law specifically prohibiting waterboarding and other torture practices, the senator writes in today's Times. The AG nominee's personal assurance and respect for the rule of law earned him the New York Democrat’s support in this morning's 11-8 Judiciary... More »

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Bush administration • Charles Schumer • Attorney General • Senate Judiciary Committee • Michael Mukasey

Bush May Shut Gitmo, Give Detainees Rights

Move designed to undercut US Supreme Court case, analysts say

Nov 4, 07 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Plans are quietly circulating to grant Gitmo prisoners more rights, the New York Times reports, and perhaps shut the prison down. Unnamed officials say one scheme has Washington sending a third of prisoners home, and bringing the rest to the US, some to face trials with federal judges and lawyers.... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Michael Mukasey • US Supreme Court • George W. Bush

Dems, GOP Pounce on Bush Over Water Veto

Congress may unite to hand him first override of his presidency

Nov 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is gearing up for another battle with Congress, but his latest fray could result in the first overriding of one of his vetoes, the Washington Post reports. His rejection yesterday of the water resources bill, popular with Democrats and Republicans, is a gamble because it may endear him... More »

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Florida • Congress • Hurricane Katrina • Democrats • Republican • Louisiana • veto • Mississippi • Michael Mukasey • fiscal conservatives • Everglades • water resources bill • pork barrel spending • George W. Bush

2 Key Dems Support Mukasey

Schumer, Feinstein will vote to confirm AG nominee

Nov 2, 07 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite controversy over Michael Mukasey's cagey responses to questions about waterboarding and torture, Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein will vote to confirm the AG nominee, the Democratic senators said this afternoon. Their votes, along with Republican committee members', are expected to tip the scales in Mukasey's favor and send his... More »

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Charles Schumer • Senate Judiciary Committee • Dianne Feinstein • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey

Bush Criticizes Mukasey Inquisitors

Senators asked AG nominee 'unfair questions' on torture

Nov 1, 07 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Interrogation techniques held the spotlight today as President Bush accused Senate Democrats of asking attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey "unfair" questions about waterboarding and torture. Bush claimed Mukasey "doesn't know whether we use that technique or not," and lauded the candidate for not telling "an enemy... More »

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torture • Senate Judiciary Committee • Michael Mukasey • waterboarding

Mukasey Faces Uncertain Vote

Attorney General nominee on thin ice with Democrats

Oct 31, 07 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A vote that could send the nomination of Michael Mukasey as US attorney general to the full Senate will come Tuesday, the Democrat in charge of the Senate Judiciary Committee said today. Once thought certain, Mukasey's confirmation now appears to hinge on his refusal to classify as illegal torture the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Chris Dodd • Michael Mukasey • waterboarding

Mukasey Calls Waterboarding 'Repugnant,' Dodges Legality

AG nominee's 'massive hedge' worries critics

Oct 31, 07 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey frustrated senators on both sides of the aisle by again refusing to specify whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, calling it only "repugnant," CNN reports. "Hypotheticals are different from real life," Mukasey wrote to confirmation committee members yesterday, adding... More »

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torture • Attorney General • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey • confirmation hearings • waterboarding

Mukasey Hits Resistance
on Torture

Dems balk over AG nominee's refusal to rule out waterboarding

Oct 27, 07 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - If AG nominee Michael Mukasey doesn't clarify his views on which interrogation techniques are constitutional, Democratic senators say they may oppose his confirmation. Proceedings that were expected to be smooth sailing ran into trouble this week when Mukasey, who has denounced the use of torture, declined to specify whether he... More »

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torture • Attorney General • Harry Reid • Arlen Specter • Michael Mukasey • confirmation hearings • waterboarding

Mukasey Silent on Torture, Vocal on Spying

AG nominee's testimony a "massive hedge," says Democratic senator

Oct 18, 07 8:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey remained mum today on whether interrogation methods such as waterboarding constitute torture. But the president’s nominee for attorney general spoke out in favor of the White House’s eavesdropping program, the NY Times reports, frustrating and confusing Democrats on the second day of his confirmation hearings.... More »

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Congress • CIA • torture • Attorney General • Senate Judiciary Committee • White House • Patrick Leahy • Constitution • Michael Mukasey • waterboarding • Sheldon Whitehouse • George W. Bush

No More Politics in Justice Dept., Mukasey Vows

Bush's Attorney General nominee promises independent voice

Oct 17, 07 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Michael Mukasey-led Justice Department won’t be the White House puppet many accused it of being under Alberto Gonzalez, the Attorney General nominee promised as confirmation hearings opened today. “Legal decisions and the progress of cases are decided by facts and law, not by interests and motives,”... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Michael Mukasey

Justice Switched Focus to Sex, Terror & Immigrants

Feds back off from mob and white collar crime

Oct 17, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Senate Judiciary Committee today considers the nomination of Michael Mukasey as attorney general, data shows a profound shift in focus by the Justice Department over the 7 years of the Bush administration. The prosecution of mobsters, white collar criminals, environmental crimes and civil rights violations have taken a... More »

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immigration • Department of Justice • terrorism • FBI • Senate Judiciary Committee • Robert Mueller • money laundering • Michael Mukasey • environmental offenses • white collar crime • bankruptcy fraud • Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse • Alliance for Justice

Dems to Grill AG Nominee on Bush's Meddling

Influence on Justice looms as top Mukasey confirmation issue

Oct 16, 07 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearings kick off tomorrow, and the focus of senators' questions for the AG nominee is already clear, the Christian Science Monitor reports: Democrats want assurances he’ll be more independent than Alberto Gonzales. Pat Leahy, for one, is looking for agreement that “federal law enforcement should... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey

Judges Condemn Sentencing Guidelines

High court, Mukasey may give them leeway

Sep 29, 07 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Judges across the country are condemning federal sentencing guidelines, 1980s-era anti-drug laws that force them to impose “irrational” sentences, the LA Times reports. “When I have to sentence a midlevel drug dealer to more time than a murderer, something is wrong,” said a judge forced to sentence... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • crime • sentencing • federal prison • Michael Mukasey • US Supreme Court • drug sentence

Mukasey Is
No Gonzales

Independent AG nominee, a 'serious judge,' could prove
a thorn for Bush

Sep 23, 07 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey, President Bush's candidate to succeed embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, has an independent streak that could end up changing the way the Justice Department is run. This could make things sticky for Bush in dealing with the congressional probes into activities under the previous AG's reign, suggests the... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Attorney General • Michael Mukasey

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