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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We are very eager to move forward on this directive of the president of the United States and to participate in its fulfillment, ... I believe we will enhance law enforcement to the extent that we can build and expand upon the trust of individuals.
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We believe that this is a very important step forward in the reduction of crime. When you get a 15 percent reduction, that's one out of every seven crimes that would have happened last year doesn't happen this year and that in our mind is a very favorable sign,
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It takes courage to come forward in situations like this and I urge anyone with information that may be helpful to the authorities to use these resources,
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That quotation, ... was about my view that our party should set a clear agenda. I would expect others on the other side to come forward with a liberal agenda. It is in the collision of ideas -- that is the process by which we get legislation. Those differences enhance the quality of what we do.
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Where there are responsible changes to be made, we will make them, ... Where there are mistakes to acknowledge, we will not shy away from doing so. Those who step forward to voice their legitimate concerns will be welcomed, and often their ideas reviewed and embraced.
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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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We certainly have some better leads than we had a few days ago when the FBI first put out its profile, ... And we will have to wait and see and measure the extent to which these leads turn out to be either productive or non productive.
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the skill, ability to undertake attacks both against American interests overseas as well in the United States.
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The strong presence and commitment of Department of Justice officials resulted in a smooth election with far fewer complaints than have been reported in recent years,
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The videotapes depict young men delivering what appear to be martyrdom messages from suicide terrorists,
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And you could as a result of that information be provided a visa which will allow you to be in the United States, allow you if necessary to work in the United States and provide a basis for your someday becoming a citizen.
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And we seek to hold them as suspected terrorists,
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Drug traffickers benefit from the paramilitary skills, the access to weapons and links to other clandestine groups that terrorists can provide. Terrorists, for their part, gain a source of revenue and expertise in money laundering from drug traffickers,
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Prevention being our No. 1 objective, we decided we would be best served with him detained as an enemy combatant.