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Dates: during 2007-2007
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...endorsement of the two Democratic senators has virtually guaranteed Mukasey’s confirmation as attorney general. Had the two voted against him, the nominee would have never made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Instead, they swallowed his characterization of the debate over waterboarding??€”that is, simulated drowning of an interrogation subject—as merely hypothetical and drooled over his concern for the rule of law. In the process, they did a disservice to the very Justice Department they hope to rebuild...

Author: By Joanna Naples-mitchell | Title: Cowardice on Display | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

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