Jonathan Singer: Bush finds his Homeland Security chief

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Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Bush finds his Homeland Security chief

The AP's John Solomon reports:

President Bush on Tuesday chose federal appeals court judge Michael Chertoff to be his new Homeland Security chief, turning to a former federal prosecutor who helped craft the early war on terror strategy.

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Chertoff headed the Justice Department's criminal division from 2001 to 2003, where he played a central role in the nation's legal response to the Sept. 11 attacks, before the president named him to appeals court position in New Jersey.

Chertoff's resume also includes a time as the Senate Republicans' chief investigator into Whitewater. Nonetheless, according to the AP's Donna De La Cruz, Chernoff has received praise from both sides on the aisle in the past.

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