WASHINGTON (CNN)  -- The confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general was all but assured Friday when two key Democratic senators said they will vote in favor of the nominee despite questions about his views on "waterboarding" and the president's power to order electronic surveillance. Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Charles Schumer of New York announced they would support the retired federal judge from New York just hours after the chairman of the Judiciary Committee announced his opposition to the nominee. Feinstein and Schumer are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is scheduled to vote on the Mukasey nomination Tuesday.
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NEW: Feinstein, Schumer say they'll vote for attorney general nominee
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Michael Mukasey's nomination now expected to pass Judiciary Committee
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Sen. Patrick Leahy says he will not vote to confirm Michael Mukasey
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Committee scheduled to vote on nomination on Tuesday
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