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U.S. Attorney General

Special prosecutor appointed to investigate US attorney firings

Last week, US Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2006 firings of nine US attorneys by former Bush administration Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The...

The Case of the Gonzales Notes - The Atlantic (September 26, 2008)

The Justice Department is investigating whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales created a set of fictitious notes so that President Bush would have a rationale for reauthorizing his warrantless eavesdropping program,...

Questions about Janet Reno and Clinton firings

Re: “Politics in Justice firings unethical, unacceptable,” Oct. 1 editorial. Your concern regarding the firing of several U.S. attorneys by Alberto Gonzales and the Bush administration makes one wonder whether you had similar...

Independence of prosecutor questioned by Democrats

Democratic lawmakers on Friday questioned the independence of a veteran federal prosecutor named to investigate whether laws were broken in the partisan political firings of U.S. attorneys. Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., who has...

Democrats question independence of prosecutor

Democrats question independence of prosecutor : Democrats questioned the independence Friday of a special prosecutor named to investigate whether laws were broken in the partisan political firings of U.S. attorneys. Rep. Linda...

Concerns Over Voter Fraud Led to Iglesias's Firing

President George W. Bush, Karl Rove, the former White House political adviser, both appear to have helped orchestrate the firing of former New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesias after receiving numerous complaints from...

Public, history remember when presidents hire badly

While we’re on the subject of key administration appointments, it’s worth adding that a president’s legacy can be defined by one or two key aides. Think of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Defense Secretary Donald...

Facebook Users Riot Against Newly Named GC

Facebook hearts its new General Counsel Ted Ullyot, a Republican lawyer who worked for George W. Bush and Alberto Gonzales in D.C. Or click for the screengrab Facebook’s users? Not so much. About a dozen Facebook groups have...

That Report on the U.S. Attorneys — and the Horrible Reporting that the L.A. Times Did on the...

Throughout the U.S. Attorney scandal, I defended the Bush Administration against unfair attacks, even as I consistently acknowledged some serious issues with the dismissals. In December 2007, I summarized some of the major...

No cheer this year?

You were lucky: It was horrible for everybody else By DAVE BARRY Knight Ridder News Service It was the Year of the Woman. In other government news, President Bush's nominee to be U.S. attorney general, Alberto Gonzales,...

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