The Senate moved Thursday to confirm Michael Mukasey as the nation's newest attorney general. Supporters of the nominee said he's the best prospect lawmakers are going to get in the waning months of a Bush administration unwilling to nominate anyone else. Opponents were concerned that Mukasey didn't know if waterboarding is illegal torture. The debate came after a tense day of negotiations that at one point featured Majority Leader Harry Reid threatening to postpone Mukasey's confirmation until December.
November 09, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The Senate moved to confirm Michael Mukasey as the nation’s newest attorney general Thursday despite differences over his position on the legality of harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects.
His supporters, which included several Democrats, said Mukasey is the best prospect lawmakers are going to get in the waning months of a Bush administration unwilling to nominate anyone else.
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