Law Senate Panel Clears Mukasey for Confirmation Vote November 7, 2007 • Judge Michael Mukasey is on his way to confirmation as the country's next attorney general, after an 11-8 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. He is expected to be easily confirmed as the next attorney general when the full Senate votes next week. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/16059265/16066680" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Torture Still Hot Topic as Mukasey Advances November 6, 2007 • Senate Judiciary Committee members voted 11 to 8 to approve Judge Michael Mukasey as the next attorney general. But with no votes in doubt, debate focused less on the nominee than on waterboarding. The full Senate could take up the nomination on Thursday. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/16053182/16053165" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Mukasey's Nomination Goes to Full Senate November 6, 2007 • The Senate Judiciary Committee sends Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general to the floor, all but ensuring his confirmation following a bitter controversy over the interrogation of terrorist suspects.
Politics Senate Panel Likely to Approve Mukasey Tuesday November 5, 2007 • The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote in favor of Judge Michael Mukasey as the next attorney general Tuesday, and the full Senate could confirm Mukasey by the end of the week. But the issues that hindered his confirmation process are not likely to disappear. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/16029428/16034586" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Waterboarding: A Tortured History November 3, 2007 • The current debate over waterboarding may be new, but the practice is not. It predates the Inquisition and has been used, off and on, around the world ever since. The interrogation technique has been modified slightly but, in essence, has changed very little in the past 500 years.
Politics Mukasey's Confirmation Back on Track November 2, 2007 • At first, Michael Mukasey seemed to be a shoo-in for confirmation as the next attorney general. Then the nomination seemed to unravel. On Friday, it got back on track when two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein, said they would vote for Mukasey. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/15891666/15891636" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
U.S. Mukasey Wins Support from Key Senators November 2, 2007 • Two key Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), say they will support Judge Michael Mukasey to be the next attorney general. That makes Mukasey's confirmation almost certain.
U.S. Bush Defends Mukasey as Senate Opposition Grows November 1, 2007 • As opposition to the attorney general nominee grows, President Bush defends the former judge's refusal to say if waterboarding is illegal torture. If the Senate fails to confirm Michael Mukasey, Bush hints he might skip the process and appoint someone.
Politics Expert Sheds Light on Waterboarding November 1, 2007 • Some Democrats in the Senate Judiciary Committee are balking at confirming the attorney general nomination of former Judge Michael Mukasey. The main issue involves waterboarding and whether it's considered torture. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/15844677/15844671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Mukasey's Torture Comments Give Panel Pause October 31, 2007 • Prospects for Senate confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general seem to be suffering because he's not giving Democrats the answer they want on waterboarding. That's the interrogation technique that makes the subject feel like he's about to drown. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/15817018/15817000" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
News Analysis Mukasey Torture Testimony Weak October 21, 2007 • Lawmakers questioned judge Michael Mukasey on his ideas this week in an effort to determine whether he should succeed Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. The weakest part of Mukasey's testimony was that concerning torture. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/15492084/15492063" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Lawmakers Question Mukasey on Ideas October 21, 2007 • Congress questioned judge Michael Mukasey this week to determine whether he should succeed Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. Mukasey was asked about his beliefs on waterboarding and torture policy in general. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/15492081/15492062" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
U.S. Mukasey Refuses to Call Waterboarding Torture October 18, 2007 • In the second day of his confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey on Thursday refused to say that waterboarding is torture. He declined to say that he rejects waterboarding, saying only that if it is torture, it can't be used. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/15413635/15413600" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Mukasey Vows Independence from White House October 17, 2007 • Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey tells a Senate panel that, if confirmed, he would keep partisan politics out of the Justice Department. He also denounced a 2002 memo in which the department appears to condone torture.
Politics Senate Panel Asks Mukasey About Torture, Spying October 17, 2007 • Judge Michael Mukasey went before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday at a hearing on his nomination for attorney general. Although his confirmation is assumed, Mukasey was challenged with tough questions. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/15377325/15377296" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Analysis Attorneys Respect Judge Michael Mukasey September 18, 2007 • Donna Newman argued cases before Judge Michael Mukasey. She represented Jose Padilla, the American once classified as an enemy combatant. Newman says Mukasey is intolerant of people who are unprepared, is an independent thinker, holds the rule of law, and will bring integrity to the office. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/14495756/14495643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Watching Washington Mukasey and the Will to Find a Win-Win September 17, 2007 • Before President Bush came to the Rose Garden this week and made Judge Michael Mukasey a household name, the White House conducted a selection process quite distinct from what we've come to expect: wide-ranging, pragmatic and bipartisan.
Politics White House Took Care in Vetting Mukasey September 17, 2007 • The White House made sure Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey would fly with potential opponents: conservative Republicans as well as various Democrats. President Bush stayed away from more volatile choices. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/14478980/14478962" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Mukasey Nomination Finds Friends on Hill September 17, 2007 • Democrats offer a positive initial reaction to the nomination of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general, saying they believe President Bush listened to Congress in choosing a candidate acceptable to both parties. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/14478977/14478961" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Analysis Weighing the Mukasey Nomination September 17, 2007 • Is Michael Mukasey the right choice for attorney general? What are his prospects before the Senate? Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/14478966/14478956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Politics Lawyers Give AG Nominee Strong Marks September 17, 2007 • President Bush's nominee to succeed Alberto Gonzales as attorney general is retired federal judge Michael Mukasey of New York. Attorneys who have argued cases in Mukasey's courtroom say he is smart and fair. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/14478963/14478955" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
U.S. Mukasey's Career Steeped in National Security September 17, 2007 • The career of Michael Mukasey, President Bush's pick to succeed Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, is inextricably tied to national security. During his time on the federal bench Mukasey earned a reputation as a no-nonsense law-and-order judge.
Law Ex-U.S. Attorney Offers Insights on Mukasey September 17, 2007 • President Bush nominates former federal judge Michael Mukasey to be the next U.S. attorney general. Mary Jo White, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, has tried terrorism cases before Mukasey and talks about her impressions of the judge. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/14469238/14469224" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
U.S. Bush Taps Ex-Judge to Head Justice Department September 17, 2007 • President Bush nominates former federal judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general. Emily Bazelon, senior editor with the online magazine Slate talks about Mukasey and whether Democrats will support the nomination. Listen Loading… Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed overlay <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/14469233/14469223" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
U.S. Bush Nominates Mukasey as Attorney General September 17, 2007 • President Bush announces his pick to succeed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. With little controversy surrounding him, retired federal judge Michael Mukasey is expected to speed through Senate confirmation.
