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A New Perspective on the Old Attorney General

March 28, 2007 RSS Feed Print
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If anyone has seen a reputation boost as a result of the recent U.S. attorney scandal, it may be John Ashcroft, the Patriot Act defender who preceded beleaguered Alberto Gonzales. Speaking to a packed auditorium at Syracuse University on the invitation of the College Republicans, Ashcroft faced relatively little opposition. The crowd that heckled him before his speech numbered only about 15, the Daily Orange reports.

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