[Mb-civic] Bush Answers Gonzales Critics - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Bush Answers Gonzales Critics

President Decries Attacks From Right, Says Character Will Guide Nomination

By Jim VandeHei and Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, July 7, 2005; Page A01

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, July 6 -- President Bush tried Wednesday to 
quell the conservative criticism engulfing Attorney General Alberto R. 
Gonzales, his longtime adviser, and scolded special interest groups for 
exploiting the debate over the next Supreme Court justice to raise funds.

In his first news conference since Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced 
her retirement Friday, Bush said he will not require her replacement to 
pass a test on abortion or same-sex marriage. He offered a robust 
defense of Gonzales, the one potential nominee who has stirred vigorous 
opposition among the president's own conservative supporters.

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