Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 30, 2007
Warning Signs
Forum Column - By Marjorie Cohn - Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearings before the Senate don't auger well for his shifting the Bush administration's policies on torture and terrorism.
By Marjorie Cohn
The Michael Mukasey Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing has demonstrated that Mukasey cannot be relied upon to function independently as U.S. Attorney General. Nevertheless, senators on the committee seem so thrilled that Mukasey is not Alberto Gonzales that they're willing to vote for him regardless of the content of his testimony.
Patrick Leahy,...
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