Attorney General Wanted by Claudia Sonea

The Justice Department was subdued to an investigation that lasted a few months and ended with the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. Although then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales escaped charges, there are still doubts hanging over him. In the search for a new Attorney General a name came in front and that is of Michael Mukasey that due to his calm demeanor and decades of courtroom experience, is expected to bring order in Justice Department wracked by claims of crass political manipulation. Both his foes and friends confess he's the right man for the job. Reinforcing his role of stabilizing and calming, according to Charles Stillman, a high-powered New York lawyer who described himself Monday as a Democrat who fervently supports Mukasey's nomination; moreover, he has no political agenda. Ron Kuby, an outspoken civil rights lawyer and radio host that mostly criticize government methods, is one of the harshest critics of the former judge, but he too thinks there is no one else better for the job. Mukasey opposes the death penalty and has enough intelligence to turn to low in his favor, to fit his views. Such critics show the long experience in terror cases as a judge, and as a federal prosecutor before that. In the beginning the 66 year-old judge was a reporter, but in 1987 was elected by President Reagan to the federal bench. The most hard-fought post-Sept. 11 terror cases: that of Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen who was arrested in 2002 on a supposed mission to detonate a "dirty bomb." He handled terrorist cases for decades. Will he take off the job posting? Mukasey knew to stay away from trouble, not making enemies, but powerful friends. Now wait to see what happens.

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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