[After meeting with Gonzales on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Leahy told reporters that the nominee was] a more uniting figure ... has a far better chance of confirmation with substantial votes from both sides of the aisle than a divisive candidate. |
[Ashcroft cast the only dissenting vote in the Commerce Committee's 19-1 passage of a tobacco control bill earlier this month. He says he is] amazed ... their kids and their clothing and on their food. |
[Calling the new plan the] responsible cooperators program, ... We want the kind of responsible people who would help us in the war against terrorism. |
[Previously, it didn't] have the authority to surf the (Internet) and look for bomb-making sites on the Net, ... Any 12-year-old child can do it. The FBI ought to be able to do it. |
24/7 — 24 hours a week, seven months a year. |
A calculated, malignant, devastating evil has arisen in our world, ... Civilization cannot ignore the wrongs that have been done. America will not tolerate their being repeated. Justice has a new mission, a new calling against an old evil. |
A calculated, malignant, devastating evil has arisen in our world. |
a comprehensive, seamless approach to attack terrorism within our borders. |
a difficult day for the FBI. |
A failure by the administration to use U.S. law now to secure American rights would be an outrage, |
a recommendation will be made to me and I will act on it. |
a significant victory over the culture of crime, of corruption and death that is fueled by illicit drugs. |
A vigorously competitive airline industry is vital to our economy and effective antitrust enforcement is important to preserving the benefits of competition in a deregulated airline industry, ... If this acquisition were allowed to proceed, millions of consumers ? business, government and families ? would have little choice but to pay higher fares and accept lower quality air service. |
a wake-up call for every airport in America. |
Abortion as a political-slash-legal issue will be back |