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US justice boss still in hospital | |
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US attorney general Michael Mukasey remains in hospital the day after he collapsed while giving a speech on national security. | |
Mr Mukasey, 67, started shaking and slurring before he collapsed and lost consciousness behind the podium. | |
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said he "sounded well" when President George W Bush spoke to him by telephone on Friday. | |
The former federal judge became the top US law enforcement official a year ago. | |
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. | 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. | |
On Friday a Justice Department spokeswoman said Mr Mukasey apparently fainted, and there was no sign of a stroke or heart problem, AP reported. | |
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. |