Retired New York judge Michael Mukasey (R), U.S. President George W. Bush's nominee for the new U.S. Attorney General, meets Senate Judicairy Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) in Leahy's office on Capitol Hill in Washington September 18, 2007. Mukasey, 66, would replace Alberto Gonzales, who resigned last month after he became embroiled in controversy over the firings of nine federal prosecutors. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)