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Mukasey pledges independence as attorney general nominee
Mi chael Mukasey told the Senate Judiciary Committee he will resist White House meddling in terrorism cases and resign if ethics are ignored. He criticized a 2002 Office of Legal Counsel memo on torture and vowed to review legal opinions for soundness. He urged enforcing a nonpartisan justice policy and questioned Gonzales era conduct.
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Washington
Michael Mukasey
White House
Justice Department
Mukasey
Alberto Gonzales
Department
Office of Legal Counsel
Senate Judiciary Committee
Patrick Leahy
D-Vi
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Sen
Charles Schumer
D-N.y