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Mukasey's swearing-in came less than 24 hours after winning Senate confirmation despite criticism at his refusal to call the interrogation technique of waterboarding, which simulates drowning, as torture, CNN reported.
The former federal judge flew to Washington from his New York home, and a short time later was administered the oath in private by Assistant Attorney General for Administration Lee Lofthus, CNN said.
Mukasey will be formally sworn in next week in at a public ceremony either at the White House or the Justice Department, official said. A date has not been announced.
House passes alternative minimum tax patch
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Friday voted 216-to-193 to limit the reach of the alternative minimum tax for one year, despite a presidential veto threat.
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