U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey speaks about the Administration's legal approach in the conflict with al Qaeda and the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo Bay detainees at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington July 21, 2008. Former U.S. Justice Department officials who improperly used political criteria in hiring decisions for career lawyers and immigration judges will not be prosecuted, Mukasey said on Tuesday.
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