POSSIBLE MCCAIN NOMINEES

Potential Justices: James Comey

Sat. Jul 26, 2008



Comey

Senior vice president and general counsel, Lockheed Martin

Age: 47

Details: A first-rate intellect, he was a federal prosecutor, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, and then Bush's deputy attorney general from late 2003 to mid-2005. Admirers say he played a heroic role in fighting White House moves of doubtful legality. Some Bush loyalists see him as a traitor. Conservatives also suspect that he may not share their philosophy. But he is an impressive witness and seems confirmable.

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