Let's deal with reality. The reality is that we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden. He will never appear in an American courtroom.

The American people can be - and deserve to be - assured that actions taken in their defense are consistent with their values and their laws.

You constantly hear about voter fraud... but you don't see huge amounts of vote fraud out there.

If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label.

I'm a 21st century guy, secure in who I am.

I think that people, despite my law enforcement background, view me as taking these consistently progressive stands, and I think that, philosophically, there is a desire to get at that person. But I think the stands I have taken are totally consistent with a person who is looking at things realistically, factually.

It's a sad indication of where Washington has come, where policy differences almost necessarily become questions of integrity. I came to Washington in the late '70s, and people had the ability in the past to have intense policy differences but didn't feel the need to question the other person's character.