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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Tragically, this decision of the court to reverse Congress' prohibition of 'virtual' child pornography has left law enforcement at an extreme disadvantage in the campaign against all child pornography,
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We will bring them to justice or we will take justice to them,
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The president is willing to back his action up with appropriate resources so we can get the job done,
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But Justice decided this was a big deal and that the first word should come from the attorney general,
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Very frankly, I think the courts need to find a way to respect the Constitution and defend our children. And we've got to be very careful that we don't energize individuals whose object it is to abuse the children of America, and to have that happen on the Internet, ... Larry King Live.
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We've got a great opportunity ahead of us ... to institute procedures to lessen the risk of not being able to locate very serious assets.
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I have directed and will do everything possible to ensure a professional, thorough, prompt and complete investigation.
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I don't have any personal ax to grind here.
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I don't know whether anyone turned us down. But it's very clearly the overwhelming majority of individuals interviewed were very helpful to us.
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I am especially concerned that these criminal aliens may re-enter and prey upon immigrant communities within the United States,
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I am confident ... that very serious effort is being given not only to the tape itself and whether or not it might represent the voice of bin Laden, but also to the content of the tape and what might be signaled in the wording of the tape,
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I am grateful for the opportunity to announce this unprecedented agreement between the Justice Department and the city of Cincinnati that improves law enforcement and helps prevent the kind of tragic deaths of citizens and police officers that have caused so much pain in Cincinnati during the past several years,
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Missouri is a compassionate state. And I think that in a very special way, they have demonstrated the compassion which they have, ... And I hope that the outcome of this election is a matter of comfort to Mrs. Carnahan. And I hope that we can all accord her the opportunity to have the kind of necessary recovery time after such a great personal loss.
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missed the opportunity last night to rebuild his moral authority and regain his credibility.