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Bush Says There Might Not Be an Attorney General if Mukasey Nomination Fails

No Mukasey? No attorney general. That seemed to be President Bush's message Thursday during a double dose of remarks in which he complained that the Democrats were unfairly hesitating to confirm Michael Mukasey over his refusal to declare waterboarding torture. Opposition in the Senate continued to grow, however, when Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., became the fourth of 10 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to announce that he will vote against Mukasey's confirmation during a test vote on Tuesday.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 2nd, 2007 at 12:08 pm and is filed under Lawyer - News.