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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Our efforts have been crafted carefully to avoid infringing on constitutional rights, while saving American lives.
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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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We owe it to the American people to make every effort to get these countries to live up to their obligations, ... We will pursue the full range of appropriate diplomatic measures.
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We will expend every effort and devote all the necessary resources to bring the people responsible for these acts -- these crimes -- to justice,
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We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort
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[Ashcroft vowed to] spare no effort to preserve the rights of all our citizens to pledge allegiance to the American flag.
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I know the difference between enacting and enforcing the law, ... It means advancing the nation's interest, not advocating my personal interest.
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These three documents, this letter, is clear evidence linking the hijackers on the three separate flights on September 11,
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On behalf of the entire United States Department of Justice, I express our deepest condolences to Jonathan's family, colleagues and friends. We share his family's grief and will provide any support and assistance to help them through this difficult time. All appropriate resources will be dedicated to investigating this matter.
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It's not a militarization of the border or a fortification of the border,
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The FBI has already begun to update technology systems, improve information management, and provide more effective and timely accountability.
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I'm delighted to have the opportunity to get better acquainted with a variety of challenges faced by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, ... I look forward to working hard personally so that these challenges will be better met and America can better respond to its responsibilities as it relates to citizens of this country.
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I intend to meet with these families shortly and confer with them before announcing a final decision ... on the way in which this matter will be conducted, ... But it is with a view toward meeting the needs of these families and being sensitive to their concerns that we will make this decision.
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I'm very pleased that today our judicial system exercised it responsibility in a way that reinforces justice, ... an additional month of uncertainty.