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On January 5, 1999, he announced that he would defend his Senate seat in his 2000 reelection. In his bid for reelection to the Senate, Ashcroft faced a challenge from then-Governor [[Mel Carnahan]]. Carnahan died in an airplane crash two weeks prior to the November general election. Carnahan received a majority of votes though, in hopes the incumbent Democratic Governor would fill the vacancy with his spouse. The issue of whether a dead person could be elected to the Senate appeared headed to the Courts when Ashcroft was asked by President-elect [[George W. Bush]] to serve as U.S. Attorney General, and thus a vacancy did actually appear.

On January 5, 1999, he announced that he would defend his Senate seat in his 2000 reelection. In his bid for reelection to the Senate, Ashcroft faced a challenge from then-Governor [[Mel Carnahan]]. Carnahan died in an airplane crash two weeks prior to the November general election. Carnahan received a majority of votes though, in hopes the incumbent Democratic Governor would fill the vacancy with his spouse. The issue of whether a dead person could be elected to the Senate appeared headed to the Courts when Ashcroft was asked by President-elect [[George W. Bush]] to serve as U.S. Attorney General, and thus a vacancy did actually appear.

In 2002, the American government spent $8000 of taxpayer's money on curtains so that Ashcroft would not have to be photographed in front of a statue of a bare-breasted figure of Justice during his press conferences. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1788845.stm]

In 2002, the American government spent $8000 of taxpayer's money on curtains so that Ashcroft would not have to be photographed in front of a statue of a bare-breasted figure of Justice during his press conferences. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1788845.stm</ref>

Ashcroft, is a fervent lifelong member of the Assemblies of God church. Other members of this church include Elvis Presley, [[Jimmy Swaggart]], Jim and [[Tammy Faye Bakker]] and former Reagan administration Interior Secretary [[James Watt]].

Ashcroft, is a fervent lifelong member of the [[Assemblies of God]] church. Other members of this church include Elvis Presley, [[Jimmy Swaggart]], Jim and [[Tammy Faye Bakker]] and former Reagan administration Interior Secretary [[James Watt]].

In the 1970s, Ashcroft recorded a gospel record entitled TRUTH: Volume One, Edition One with Missouri legislator Max Bacon. He is also known for writing the book "Lessons from my Father," released in 1997, when it was rumored Ashcroft was considering a run for the [[Republican]] Presidential nomination. The book's title may have been chosen deliberately to contrast with that of [[Barack Obama]]'s first book, "Dreams from my Father" (released 1995), and to indicate that while Obama is a dreamer, Ashcroft is a serious student.

In the 1970s, Ashcroft recorded a gospel record entitled TRUTH: Volume One, Edition One with Missouri legislator Max Bacon. He is also known for writing the book "Lessons from my Father," released in 1997, when it was rumored Ashcroft was considering a run for the [[Republican]] Presidential nomination. The book's title may have been chosen deliberately to contrast with that of [[Barack Obama]]'s first book, "Dreams from my Father" (released 1995), and to indicate that while Obama is a dreamer, Ashcroft is a serious student.

Ashcroft was an enthusiastic advocate of the War on Drugs.

Ashcroft was an enthusiastic advocate of the War on Drugs.

In March 2006, the New York Times reported that Ashcroft was setting himself up as something of an "anti-Abramoff".

In March 2006, the [[New York Times]] reported that Ashcroft was setting himself up as something of an "anti-Abramoff".

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