Michael Mukasey - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/michael_mukasey/?source=rss&aim=michael_mukasey en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT The FBI's plan to "profile" Muslims By Juan Cole Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/10/muslim_profiling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/10/muslim_profiling/index.html?source=rss It's unconstitutional, un-American -- and it might hurt, rather than help, the FBI's effort to stop real acts of terror. Mukasey checks out of hospital By Alex Koppelman Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/21/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/21/mukasey/index.html?source=rss The attorney general, who collapsed while giving a speech on Thursday night, says he's feeling fine and that tests came back with good results. Mukasey says waterboarding still not "concrete situation" Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/01/31/mukasey_letter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/01/31/mukasey_letter/index.html?source=rss After dodging the question of waterboarding during his confirmation, Attorney General Michael Mukasey continues to avoid the issue now that he's in office. Did Bush ask Scott McClellan to lie -- or didn't he? By Joe Conason Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss Former press secretary Scott McClellan says someone in the Bush administration made him spread "false information" about Plame-gate to the press. Time for Congress to ask tough questions. Is waterboarding torture? Ask the prisoners By Michael Ratner Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/mukasey/index.html?source=rss If Schumer and Feinstein want to understand the "procedure," they should demand to interview the men who were likely subjected to it. Waxman to Mukasey: Send Plame documents By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/03/plame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/03/plame/index.html?source=rss White House appears to be stalling on production of notes of interviews with Bush, Cheney, Rove. For Nebraska's Nelson, Mukasey is the trifecta By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/nelson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/nelson/index.html?source=rss He's the only Democrat to vote for all three of Bush's attorney general nominees. Senate confirms Mukasey Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/mukasey/index.html?source=rss Six Democrats defect, making the waterboarding equivocator America's top lawyer. Judiciary Committee approves Mukasey By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/06/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/06/mukasey/index.html?source=rss Leahy pokes a hole in Schumer's defense. This time, we mean it -- American psychologists on torture Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/11/06/torture_letter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/11/06/torture_letter/index.html?source=rss In a letter to President Bush, the American Psychological Association condemns the use of torture. What makes this time different from any other? When waterboarding was a crime By Joan Walsh Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/misc/2007/11/04/waterboarding_schumer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/misc/2007/11/04/waterboarding_schumer/index.html?source=rss Americans knew the practice was torture back when we prosecuted the Japanese for using it after World War II. Feinstein, Schumer to vote for Mukasey By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/02/feinstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/02/feinstein/index.html?source=rss Feinstein accepts White House "confirm now, ask questions later" argument Schumer's ruminations By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/02/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/02/mukasey/index.html?source=rss Will the senator pave the way for Mukasey? Maybe, maybe not. Perino on Mukasey: Confirm now, question later By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/01/mukasey2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/01/mukasey2/index.html?source=rss But no promises that he'll answer then, either. Will Democrats stop Mukasey? By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/01/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/01/mukasey/index.html?source=rss It's a long way from here to there. The sad decline of Michael Mukasey By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/01/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/01/mukasey/index.html?source=rss His reputation for integrity was meant to restore credibility to the Justice Department. Instead, his remarks on waterboarding show that he, like Alberto Gonzales, has let the White House call the shots. Note to Perino: Buy dictionary, history book By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/31/unprecedented/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/31/unprecedented/index.html?source=rss The White House says it would be "unprecedented" to vote down Mukasey. It wouldn't be. On Mukasey, a "gotcha" that isn't By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/31/gillespie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/31/gillespie/index.html?source=rss The nominee's critics oppose waterboarding now, and they did then, too. Hillary Clinton and the Mukasey bandwagon By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/30/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/30/mukasey/index.html?source=rss Will she play follow the leader again? A smooth road for Mukasey By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/19/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/19/mukasey/index.html?source=rss Never mind the bumps. Mukasey vs. Gonzales By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/17/mukasey2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/17/mukasey2/index.html?source=rss An attorney general nominee actually answers a question. A cakewalk for Mukasey? By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/17/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/17/mukasey/index.html?source=rss Hearing today; Democrats expect a cruise. Mukasey's not-so-secret assurances By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/24/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/24/mukasey/index.html?source=rss How Bush's attorney general nominee won over skeptical conservatives. "Loyal Bushie" or "good American"? By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/18/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/18/mukasey/index.html?source=rss The White House lets conservative activists question Mukasey's "Republican pedigree." "Outreach," the Bush administration way By Tim Grieve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/17/outreach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/17/outreach/index.html?source=rss The White House makes Michael Mukasey available to conservatives with questions.