Attorneys General

'The aggressive attorneys' lose own case (Louisville Courier-Journal)

20 Jul 2008

Their names are stripped across the top of every other page of the Louisville phone book and intoned on TV commercials by an announcer who describes them as "the aggressive attorneys." Their calendars are on refrigerator doors in countless kitchens.

William Mercer's charmed life at Justice (Los Angeles Times)

20 Jul 2008

The Montanan is among the few U.S. attorneys who may survive all eight years under Bush, despite brushes with scandal. Since President Bush took office, one of the administration's most loyal and valued advisors at the Justice Department has been William W. Mercer.

As time runs out, attorney general stays his course (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

20 Jul 2008

From a book-lined den on the fifth floor of the Justice Department, the attorney general is watching the clock.