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John Ashcroft: the leading conservative in the Cabinet of President Bush is that rarest of breeds in our nation's capital: a political figure of firm principle. ("Live" with TAE).(Interview)
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, 60, is the nation's chief law enforcer, with responsibilities ranging from advising the President on judges and Constitutional law to fighting the wars on drugs and terror. When George W. Bush nominated Ashcroft to run the Justice Department, the candidate was attacked for his devout religious beliefs, his support for the Second Amendment, his opposition to abortion, and his demonstrated willingness to tangle, albeit politely, with the Left.
Born in Chicago, John Ashcroft grew up in Springfield, Missouri. He graduated from Yale, received a law degree from the University of Chicago, and became Missouri's attorney general nine ...
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