Michael Mukasey, a Washington outsider, was confirmed as U.S. attorney general in large part by promising to be an advocate of law enforcement, independent of White House and any other politics.
But President George W. Bush, his Capitol Hill allies and congressional Democrats have plenty of expectations.
The president wants him to carry out the administration's anti-terrorism agenda.
"Judge Mukasey will lead the Justice Department as it works to protect the American people whether from drug traffickers and other criminals on our streets or from terrorists who seek to attack our homeland," the president said late Thursday, after the …
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