John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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It is important to note there is no specific threat being communicated to any specific institution, ... We are not changing our assessment of the overall national threat level, and we are not asking banks to close or urging people to stay away from banks.
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it is imperative that the ultimate sanction be available for those who have committed these crimes.
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It is a unique set of circumstances that confront us, ... The Department of Justice must make special provisions to assist the needs of the survivors and victims' families in accordance with our responsibilities to carry out justice.
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I think there is a clear and present danger to Americans, not one that should keep from living our lives, but one that should make us alert,
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I think it would be far too early to indicate that this is some sort of major breakthrough in the case, ... But we are going to pursue every lead and we will prosecute every infraction.
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Judges at the federal level are appointed for life,
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It is essential that I have the authority to quickly discipline or terminate individuals for acts of negligence, mismanagement or disregard for Department of Justice policies,
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It is entirely fitting that we stand under this survival tree. This tree scarred by disaster, which has yet found a way to persevere. The wounds will never completely heal yet it continues to grow.
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Steroids are bad for sports, bad for players, bad for the young people who hold athletes up as role models.
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My sincerest thanks go out to all of the interviewees who cooperated voluntarily in this process. These individuals made a choice to be responsible for helping save lives instead of remaining silent against evil,
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My opposition to the aborting of unborn children has been a deeply held position of mine, ... Reasonable people do differ on these things.
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I would hope we would be able to develop an understanding of the current policies of the federal law enforcement agencies as they relate to racial profiling,
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Just as neighborhood watch programs keep watch over their neighborhoods and report suspicious activity to law enforcement, Internet users now have a 'cyber community watch' program,
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