one piece of good news
Nov. 4th, 2004 05:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
winterbadgerfrom CNN and the AP
On the other hand, Alberto Gonzalez is named as one of the possible replacements, so it may be six of one, half dozen of another.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General John Ashcroft is likely to leave his post before the start of President Bush's second term, senior aides said Thursday.
from leading the Justice Department in fighting the domestic war on terrorism since the September 11, 2001, attacks. Stress was a factor in Ashcroft's health problems earlier this year that resulted in removal of his gall bladder. (Ashcroft in intensive care)
Ashcroft is expected to resign before Bush's January 20 inauguration, said aides who spoke only on condition of anonymity. They said there is a small chance he would stay on, at least for a short time, if Bush asked him.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/04/ashcroft.future.ap/index.html
On the other hand, Alberto Gonzalez is named as one of the possible replacements, so it may be six of one, half dozen of another.
