Michael Mukasey

Michael Mukasey

Michael Mukasey, (born July 28, 1941), is a lawyer who was appointed the 81st Attorney General of the United States in 2007 following the resignation of Alberto Gonzales.

 
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AP - Israeli and Palestinian officials say the two sides traded fire across the Gaza border, but neither reported casualties. Read Full Story
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(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America) U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey is back on his feet following a nasty-looking collapse that's been all over YouTube since yesterday. Fortunately, the 67-year-old did not suffer from a stroke, as some had first suspected. Which is good news, because now he can get on with telling everyone how the Bush administration is so awesome. Just before his fainting spell Thursday, Mukasey was busy telling everyone how much safer they are because of the Patriot Act. CNN Reports : During his speech, he praised the administration for "nothing less than a fundamental reorganization of our government" after ... Read Full Story
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Michael Mukasey. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
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As you might've already heard, new Attorney General Michael Mukasey recently broke ranks with the Bush administration by reversing a ban on the activities of the Dept. of Justice's gay centric group, DOJ Pride .  Under Mukasey's newly revised equal-employment-opportunity policy, DOJ Pride is to be treated like all other employee organizations, and to be allowed to use the e-mail, bulletin boards and meeting rooms. Nice, right?  But of course where there is increased tolerance and understanding of 'mos, there is a supposedly "pro-family" person seething with rage.  And this time that person in the Family Research Council 's Tony Perkins , who responded ... Read Full Story
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The United States and Canada's increasing border security cooperation led to the disruption of a key international human trafficking scheme, according to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. Joint U.S.-Canadian operations on human smuggling led to the disruption of the so-called Galdamez organization, Mukasey says in remarks delivered at the Cross Border Crime Forum press conference in Quebec. "This human smuggling organization was based in Montreal, but its operations extended to Toronto, New York, and Boston," he says. "Allegedly, the organization would smuggle illegal aliens, including some from Pakistan and South America, across the Quebec border into eastern New York and Vermont. As a result of ... Read Full Story
Who: Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey What: Speech clips on terrorism and the current Administration. Mukasey Soundbite 1: Terrorist Jailed In NY Increases "Mischief In The Form Of Murder." "The question is not whether they are going to escape. The question is whether not only that particular facility but the city in the large will then become the focus for mischief in the form of murder by adherence of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, whether...  
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Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey is one of the many distinguished lawyers participating at the Federal Society's annual national lawyers conference here in Washington this week. As luck would have it, he was on the program for a speech this afternoon, not long after the Obama administration announced its decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other terrorists in federal district court in New York. Mukasey is uniquely qualified...  
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Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey (2007-2009) spoke at the Federalist Society's 2009 National Lawyers Convention in Washington. He reacted to Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement that five Guantanamo detainees accused of planning the 9/11 attacks will be tried in civilian federal court and responded to reporters' questions.Length: 45 min.Published: Today at 2:15pm (ET)  
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Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey said today that it is highly likely that terrorists will attack New York City as a consequence of the Obama administration's decision to send five alleged Sept. 11 plotters there for trial in federal court. During a question and answer period following a speech to a conservative legal group, Mukasey was asked about the possibility that there might be an escape by one or more prisoners. "The [Metropolitan...  
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Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who has dealt with terrorism trials as a judge and seen convictions successfully obtained with the full panoply of civil rights intact, thinks that U.S. civilian courts are not proper venues for ...  
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