Mukasey Unsure About Waterboarding (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Mukasey Unsure About Waterboarding

Wednesday October 31, 2007 5:01 PM

By LAURIE KELLMAN

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The prospects of Michael
Mukasey's confirmation as the nation's 81st
attorney general grew dimmer Wednesday after he
again declined to call waterboarding torture and
endorsed many of President Bush's positions on
executive power.

Even his chief Democratic patron, Sen. Chuck
Schumer of New York, refused to say whether he
would vote for Mukasey during the Judiciary
Committee's consideration of the nomination on
Tuesday.

“I'm not going to comment on Judge Mukasey here.
I'm reading the letter, I'm going over it,” Schumer
told reporters Wednesday, hours after the retired
federal judge submitted more than 170 pages of
elaboration on his positions.

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“No one is ready to declare it DOA,” White House
press secretary Dana Perino said of the
confirmation's prospects.

True, but the political tea leaves didn't look
promising, according to numerous interviews with
senators on the 19-member committee.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7038995,00.html

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1. Maybe someone ought to give him a personal demonstration? n/t