Bush names Texas ally to key post

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US President George W Bush has chosen White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales as his new attorney general.

A close Bush ally from Texas, Mr Gonzales, 49, has been named to replace John Ashcroft, who resigned on Tuesday.

If his nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Mr Gonzales will become the most senior person of Hispanic descent in the administration.

The move is seen as part of a reshuffle of Mr Bush's cabinet for his second four-year term.

Making his announcement in the White House's Roosevelt Room, Mr Bush described Mr Gonzales as "a calm and steady voice in times of crisis".

"His sharp intellect and sound judgement have helped shaped our policies in the war on terror," he said.

He touched on Mr Gonzales' background - one of eight children living in a two-bedroom house in Texas, whose migrant parents worked hard to give them opportunities.

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Bush here is repaying all those filthy unwashed scum Mexicans for voting for him last week. It amazes me that Bush has the balls to demand that Syria and Iran closes its borders with Iraq when Bush will not do the same with Mexico.