William Pelham Barr served as U.S. attorney general from 1991 to 1993. Prior to his appointment, he served as a key legal advisor to President George Bush and a policy advisor to President Ronald Reag...
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Retired federal judge Michael Mukasey was sworn in Friday as the nation's 81st attorney general, filling a vacancy left when Alberto Gonzales resigned amid questions about his credibility.Mukasey w...
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Someday, historians will wonder why the highest officials in the Bush Justice Department believed that they could inflict heavy-handed political abuse on federal prosecutors—and get away with...
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William Pelham Barr
Mukasey sworn in as attorney general
