Showing posts with label Attorney General. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Attorney General. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Attorney General Michael Mukasey Collapses (Updated)

HuffPo: Attorney General Michael Mukasey Collapses While Giving Speech

Update 11/20 at 10:44 PM EST: The Associated Press reports:

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was being taken to a hospital.

Associate Attorney General Kevin O'Connor said Mukasey began shaking while addressing the Federalist Society at a Washington hotel.

"He just started shaking and he collapsed," O'Connor said. "They're very concerned."

O'Connor said he did not know whether Mukasey, 67, had regained consciousness."

Mukasey was 20 minutes into his speech before he collapsed.

Best wishes to AG Mukasey and thoughts to his family.

UPDATE: An eyewitness account.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Tidbits

Life:
Life like models for use in science and health lectures manufactured at Cologne [Germany] Health Museum, February 1955, Photographer: Ralph Crane


Lincoln and his Team of Rivals -- is it all a big myth?

Glenn Greenwald (Glennzilla) likes Eric Holder as Attorney General on cursory examination.

Tom Daschle reportedly will be named Secretary of Health and Human Services.