by admin | Feb 12, 2001 | Politics / Govt
Former Missouri Senator and current U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft warns against reading too much into his November election loss. Ashcroft lost his re-election bid to the late Mel Carnahan. He has secured his new job, winning confirmation as U.S. Attorney...
by admin | Feb 12, 2001 | Politics / Govt
Former Missouri senator John Ashcroft held his first news conference today as the U.S. Attorney General. Ashcroft discussed his goals for the office, and asserted they were not a reaction to the criticisms against him, but were a reflection of the country’s...
by admin | Feb 8, 2001 | Politics / Govt
Westminster College Political Science Professor Kurt Jefferson doesn’t buy into the liberal criticism of John Ashcroft’s record. He admits Ashcroft may campaign from the right, but says he tended to be centrist as a governor. He also doesn’t think...
by admin | Feb 2, 2001 | Politics / Govt
St. Louis Congressman Lacy Clay says he and Minority Leader Richard Gephardt have asked President Bush to appoint State Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White as a federal judge. Ashcroft’s successful fight to derail White’s previous nomination became a focal...
by admin | Feb 1, 2001 | News
Missouri’s former senator, John Ashcroft, is now the United States Attorney General. The senate today voted to confirm Ashcroft. The final vote was 58-to-42. Among the Democrats voting against Ashcroft was Senator Jean Carnahan. She issued a statement before the...
