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This week in Salon Politics:
Ashcroft's nephew got probation after major pot bust: Although his arrest for growing 60 plants could have landed him in federal prison, Alex Ashcroft was tried in state court and avoided jail, despite his uncle's crusade for tougher federal drug laws and mandatory prison sentences. By Daniel Forbes http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2733B0BF079
Welcome to Tallahassee: Jeb Bush testifies before a federal civil rights hearing on election irregularities in Florida. By Daryl Lindsey http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2723B0BF079
Bush picks Chao for labor chief: Sen. McConnell's wife is likely to sail through confirmation; Ashcroft gets a boost while Norton gets more trouble. http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF27D3B0BF079
Conservatives flex muscles over Ashcroft: In a pugnacious appearance, right-wing groups serve notice to "liberal ideologues" that there's a new sheriff in town. By Alicia Montgomery http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF27C3B0BF079
Baked Alaska?: Fearing a return to the days of James Watt, green activists mobilize to spike Bush's environmental nominees. By Anthony York http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF27F3B0BF079
Bush picks Chao for labor: Senator's wife steps into Chavez's shoes; Boxer leads Democrats' anti-Ashcroft charge. http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF27E3B0BF079
Get Ronnie White, Round 2: In their battle for Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft, Republicans are once again attacking the Missouri Supreme Court justice whose federal judgeship Ashcroft scuttled. By Eric Boehlert http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2793B0BF079
Ashcroft's compassion for a criminal: A favor for a suspected felon haunts Bush's top cop pick; civil rights groups charge to court over Florida's election flubs. http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2783B0BF079
Blood in the water?: Bush's Chavez blunder may spell trouble for his other nominees. By Joan Walsh http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF27B3B0BF079
Ungraceful exit: Things were going tear-jerkingly well at Linda Chavez's news conference. Then she opened her mouth. By Alicia Montgomery http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF27A3B0BF079
"A troublesome sign for Bush's intestinal fortitude": Washington reacts to the withdrawal of Labor Secretary-designate Linda Chavez in an unexpected return to Nannygate politics. By Salon staff http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2653B0BF079
Lady Bountiful?: Linda Chavez's "charity" to an illegal Guatemalan immigrant may cost her a Cabinet post. Her critics say it's the only nice thing she's ever done for Latinos. By Alicia Montgomery http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2643B0BF079
The right stuff: President-elect Bush should make reform-minded New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson his drug czar. By Arianna Huffington http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2673B0BF079
John Ashcroft's big mistake: He denied Ronnie White a federal judgeship for being soft on crime, when his real grudge was against his pro-choice politics -- and the move cost him his Senate seat. By Eric Boehlert http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2663B0BF079
"Nannygate" crisis for Bush nominee?: Linda Chavez's "charity" to an illegal immigrant could cost her the labor spot; Socks' successor gets the boot. http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2613B0BF079
Gore seals his own fate: Over objections from the Black Caucus, the vice president assures an Electoral College victory for George W. Bush. By Alicia Montgomery http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2603B0BF079
Will Bush Cabinet picks get Borked?: Liberal Democrats are gearing up to oppose the president-elect's most conservative choices. Here's a list of the most vulnerable nominees, and their enemies. By Alicia Montgomery http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2633B0BF079
New Mexico thumbs its nose at the war on drugs: A panel convened by Gov. Gary Johnson calls for the decriminalization of marijuana and a shift in focus from penal measures to treatment for drug offenders. By Daniel Forbes http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF2623B0BF079
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