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Nov. 19, 2004 www.guiltordian.com Mafor changes ahead for Bush's Cabinet and others Andy Freedman Staff Writer Now that one of the most antag onistic and historical elections in recent memory has passed, many issues remain for the newly re-elected President George W. Bush to resolve, such as the war in Iraq and the future of the Supreme Court. According to a Nov. 3 CNN poll, 57 percent of U.S. adults believe that Bush will reunite the country in his second term, while 39 percent believe he will divide the country even further (621 people were polled). Bush's administration has recently seen the turnover typical of the begin ning of a second term. On Nov. 10, Bush nominated White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales to replace John Ashcroft, whose resignation from the Attorney General post was made public Nov. 9. "(Gonzales) always gives me his frank opinion; he is a calm and steady voice in times of crisis," Bush said, according to CNN.com. "He has an unwavering principle of respect for the law." Some prominent Democrats such as Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) were not disappointed by Bush's choice. "It's encouraging that the president We make Guilford College iPM Sizzle! Grand Opening |^H| For a limited time, upsize your drink to 320z. at no additional charge with the purchase of any 155° combo meal! . in the Underground Half Price $l.OO qff purchase any 155° Combo Meal ■■ ■ m and receive a second meal of equal an y Brea kfaStM ea I or less value for half price. WORLD & NATION ■ : |B |P I 1 I JE Hi * a r THEGULLV.COM Condoleezza Rice will succeed Colin Powel as Secretary of State has chosen someone less polarizing," Schumer said. "We will have to review his record very carefully, but I can tell you already he's a better candidate than John Ashcroft." Gonzales's record is not without controversy, however. In the wake of revelations of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Newsweek reported that Bush, with guidance from Gonzales, had decided that the Geneva conventions did not apply to members of Al Qaeda or the Taliban. In a memo written by Gonzales to the president in January 2002, Gonzales also recommended that the Bush administration loosen restric tions on the conduct of CIA interroga tors and U.S. soldiers. "As you have said, the war against ter rorism is a new kind of war," Gonzales wrote to Bush. "The nature of the new war places a high premium on other factors, such as the ability to quickly obtain infor mation from captured ter rorists and their spon sors in order to avoid fur ther atroci ties against American civilians. "In my judgment, this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva's strict limi tations on questioning of enemy pris oners and renders quaint some of its provisions," he concludes. Newsweek also reported that Gonzales pushed the president to drop Geneva in order to "preserve his flexibility" in the war on terror, lest U.S. officials be prosecuted for war crimes under a 1996 U.S. law barring "war crimes," including "any grave breach" of the Geneva Conventions. Bush's nomination of Gonzales is part of an effort to bolster Gonzales's credential for an eventual Supreme Court nomination, The New York Times reported. Due to the likelihood that one or more Supreme Court justices may retire during the next four years - Chief Justice William Rehnquist is battling thyroid cancer, and only one of the nine justices is under age 65 - it is likely that Bush will have an opportunity to name at least one new justice to the court, according to U.S. News & World Report. At a press conference Nov. 4, Bush said he would only choose "strict con structionists" if he were to have the opportunity to appoint new justices, the Times reported. Secretary of State Colin Powell announced his resignation Nov. 15. Bush has tapped National Security Condoleezza Rice to take Powell's place. Commerce Secretary Don Evans, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, Education Secretary Rod Paige, and Agriculture Secretary Ann The Guilfordian Editor-in-Chief Copy Editor Deidre Rhim Taleisha Bowen Jeremy Velardez Rebecca Spence News Editor Web Editor Kaitlin Ugolik Seth Van Horn Michael Cole Aaron Varnam World & Nation Editor Faculty Advisor Meredith Veto Kathryn Spangler Jeff Jeske Kyle West Features Editor Staff Writers: Cory Williams Holly Butcher Caitlin Adams D'Nise Williams Forum Editor Karim Ali Matt Haselton Dylan Black Cartoonist Carlos D'Agostino Rachel Chaffin Andy Freedman Members of The Columnist Kali Griggs Guilfordian meet at Kathy Oliver Courtney Huntei 7:30 p.m. on Mondays Visual Arts Editor Benjamin Kelly in the Commons of Kevin Bryan Christopher Lett Founders hall. The Layout Editor Charlie McAlpin meeting is open to the Dylan Black Emily Place Guilford community. Greensboro. N.C. Veneman have also resigned. Bush has yet to name their replacements. Sen. John Kerry (D - Mass.) has returned to the Senate after spending the greater part of the last two years on the campaign trail. Kerry has already mentioned a pos sible run for president in 2008. The Washington Post reported that he reminded a crowd of 400 of his aides and supporters at a recent din ner that Ronald Reagan ran for presi dent twice before finally winninq in 1980. Bob Shrum, Kerry's chief campaign consultant, has said that Kerry will not disappear from politics the way Al Gore did after the 2000 election, according to the Post. "He will be active and vocal," Shrum said. According to his aides, Kerry will fight Bush's proposed plan to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 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