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U.S. Attorney General
The Resume
(August 4, 1955- )
Raised in Houston
Private practice attorney with the firm Vinson and Elkins (1982-1994)
Texas Secretary of State (1997-1999)
Served on the Texas Supreme Court (1999-2001)
White House Counsel under the Bush administration (2001-2005)
United States Attorney General (February 3, 2005- )
Pro-choice
Why he might be annoying
He is divorced.
He supports affirmative action.
He is opposed to clemency.
Before the 2000 election, he tried to keep George W. Bush's 1976 DUI a secret.
For a re-election campaign, Enron gave him $6,500 in contributions (2000).
He stated that the U.S. has the right to detain terrorism suspects indefinitely without formal charges.
He argued that the Geneva Convention rules of how to treat P.O.W.s do not apply to captured terrorist fighters (2002).
He approved a memorandum stating laws outlawing torture 'do not apply to the president's detention and interrogation of enemy combatants' (2002).
He allegedly approved a measure to have U.S. detainees taken to countries that allow torture, in order to extract information from them.
Why he might not be annoying
His parents were poor Mexican immigrants.
He served in the U.S. Air Force (1973-1975).
He earned a law degree from Harvard University (1982).
He was named Latino Lawyer of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association (1999).
He replaced John Ashcroft as Attorney General (2005).
He removed the drapes covering the body parts of the Statue of Justice that former attorney general John Ashcroft put on them.
He is the highest ranking Hispanic in the history of U.S. politics.
Credit: Ratman
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 285 Votes: 51.58% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 305 Votes: 74.43% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 579 Votes: 71.33% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 460 Votes: 71.09% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 535 Votes: 63.18% Annoying
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