mcclatchydc.com - 10/31/2008
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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey has taken personal trips on government jets almost every weekend since he took office less than a year ago at a cost to taxpayers of more than $155,800, Justice Department and Federal Aviation Administration travel records show.
mudvillegazette.com - 10/28/2008
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A general (okay - an Attorney General )
rescues the troops : Virginia Attorney General Robert F....
McDonnell issued an opinion yesterday in the dispute over absentee ballots used by members of the armed forces, saying that they must be counted. ...
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ThinkFast: October 31, 2008
Think Progress —
... According to Justice Department and FAA records, “Attorney General Michael Mukasey has taken personal trips on government jets almost every weekend since he took office less than a year ago at a cost to taxpayers of more than $155,800.” Mukasey was out of Washington on personal trips “for almost half or more of February, May, July and September” and traveled home 45 times from Nov. 2007 to Sept. 2008. ...
The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker —
... Government records show that Attorney Gen. Michael Mukasey has spent over $155,800 in taxpayer money on private trips in government jets. Mukasey, who is required to only use government planes for security reasons, used the planes to visit his family. (McClatchy) ...
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