Bush says Congress has little to show for nine months
President Bush, facing low poll numbers, told a news conference that Congress has little to show for the time since the election. He blamed Democrats for inaction on spending bills and education and housing legislation while warning his veto could curb proposals he opposes.
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Mukasey vows to curb political meddling and torture policy
Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey told the Senate Judiciary Committee the Justice Department would shift from Gonzales era practices. He criticized the 2002 torture memo as a grave error and promised to review Office of Legal Counsel opinions, curb election–election political prosecutions, and resist pressuring prosecutors for partisan ends.
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