From: "Robert G Lewis" 

I had heard that Ashcroft was possibly leaving a couple of weeks ago .
Don't recall where but I think it was due to the stress. Didn't he have
Gall Bladder surgery last year ?

I doubt that it will be played up as anything but his choice unless he has
pissed off the boss. Bush is too loyal to his loyal followers to portray
Ashcroft's leaving as an olive branch to anyone ( Unless Ashcroft suggests
it).

Bob Lewis

"Mark"  wrote in message
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> Ashcroft may or may not leave, but if he does, it'll be for the express
> purpose of an olive branch to difuse the rampant rantings of the entire
> left-wing that equate his name with the Patriot Act. Sort of a "see, that
> bad man is gone, so you can return to your library now"  any notes behind for the porter> 
>
> OTOH, maybe he'll stay to continue to draw all the invective, so as to
> keep the whining divided instead of concentrated on the other initiatives
> coming up. One thing's sure, a rumor that he's leaving by the likes of the
> NY Times, CBS et al. is hardly anything to take seriously.
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>> Who knows if this story is accurate.  If Ashcroft does leave, there is
>> nothing I've seen to indicate it would be anything other than a personal
>> decision.  He's done a fine job with the war on terror overall, it seems
>> to
>> me.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Steve Ewing"  wrote in message
>> news:opsgyy2efxsagvys{at}news.barkto.com...
>>> Time for a little housecleaning.  I'll bet ol' Colin is feeling a bit
>>> peaked, too.
>>>
>>>
>>
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=3&u=/ap/20041104/ap_on_go_ca_s
t_pe/ashcroft_future
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve 
>>> http://www.qmss.com/sewing
>>
>>
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