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| Top US justice official collapses | Top US justice official collapses |
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| US attorney general Michael Mukasey collapsed and lost consciousness while giving a speech on national security, the US justice department has said. | US attorney general Michael Mukasey collapsed and lost consciousness while giving a speech on national security, the US justice department has said. |
| Mr Mukasey, 67, was taken to a hospital for treatment, where his spokesman said he was conscious and alert. | |
| Associate attorney general Kevin O'Connor said Mr Mukasey had suddenly started shaking and then collapsed. | |
| The former federal judge has been the top US law enforcement official for about a year. | The former federal judge has been the top US law enforcement official for about a year. |
| The attorney general was giving an address to the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy at a hotel in Washington at the time he collapsed. | The attorney general was giving an address to the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy at a hotel in Washington at the time he collapsed. |
| He was looked after by members of his own security detail until an ambulance arrived to take him to George Washington University Hospital. | |
| "The attorney general is conscious, conversant and alert," said justice department spokesman Peter Carr. He said Mr Mukasey would stay overnight at the hospital for observation. | |
| No diagnosis has been given. | |
| White House spokeswoman Dana Perino was quoted by the AP as saying President George W Bush had been informed of Mr Mukasey's collapse and had him "in his thoughts". | White House spokeswoman Dana Perino was quoted by the AP as saying President George W Bush had been informed of Mr Mukasey's collapse and had him "in his thoughts". |
| Mr Bush "hopes that he will be back up and at 'em again soon," she said. | Mr Bush "hopes that he will be back up and at 'em again soon," she said. |
| Mr Mukasey took over from his predecessor, the scandal-hit Alberto Gonzales, late last year. | Mr Mukasey took over from his predecessor, the scandal-hit Alberto Gonzales, late last year. |