Ashcroft's iron will molds the lawIn his confirmation hearing, John D. Ashcroft assured skeptical senators that they could count on him to observe the limits of the job of
attorney general. He would, he told them, enforce the law, not reshape it to fit his own political or moral code.

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This Modern World who found it via Cursor.org Ashcroft's interventions are particularly evident on a handful of highly charged issues: The role of women in society, the rights of gays and the
debate over when life begins and ends. And they help explain how the attorney general, one of the most powerful people in
government, is also one of the most polarizing, disliked and applauded with equal intensity. posted by Cyndy | link | | |
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