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Embattled Gonzales Resigns
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, one of President Bush's closest confidants and a key architect of his controversial counterterrorism policies, announced yesterday that he is quitting after seven months of bitter confrontation with Congress over his honesty and his competence to run the Just...
 

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politics/photo Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns
The embattled attorney general calls his 13 years in public service as a "remarkable journey," but gave no explanation about decision to resign.
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VIDEO | Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation Monday at the Justice Department.
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VIDEO | Washington Sketch: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared frustrated, weary and at times combative during a five-hour Senate panel hearing on the dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys.

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    Taking One for the Team, When He Could Remember
    Kyle Sampson, the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, was in his fourth hour testifying yesterday about the firing of federal prosecutors when Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy cut him off.

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    You certainly couldn't blame Attorney General Alberto Gonzales if he chose to skip the celebrity-journalist-politician jumble that is tonight's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Indeed, anyone who suffered through hours of testimony on Thursday in which both Republican and Democratic...
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    U.S. Attorney in Minnesota Faces Probe: Prosecutor Accused by Staff of Abuse, Retaliation, Mishandling Classified Material (Post, September 23, 2007, Page A07)
     
    A GOODBYE AT JUSTICE: Gonzales Ready to Leave the Stage (Post, September 14, 2007, Page A11)
     
    Reid Says Senators Would Block Olson: Choice for Attorney General Awaited (Post, September 13, 2007, Page A04)
     
    Justice Dept. Probing Whether Gonzales Lied (Post, August 31, 2007, Page A01)
     
    Bush May Fight for New Attorney General: President Seeks Agreement With Policies (Post, August 29, 2007, Page A09)
     
    Head of Civil Rights Division to Leave Justice Department (Post, August 24, 2007, Page A07)
     
    Gonzales Now Says Top Aides Got Political Briefings (Post, August 4, 2007, Page A05)
     
    Bush Aide Addresses Missing RNC E-Mails: At Senate Hearing, Jennings Is Silent on U.S. Attorneys' Firings; Rove Is Absent (Post, August 3, 2007, Page A02)
     
    FBI Chief Disputes Gonzales On Spying: Mueller Describes Internal Debate (Post, July 27, 2007, Page A01)
     
    FBI Chief Disputes Gonzales On Spying: Mueller Describes Internal Debate (Post, July 27, 2007, Page A08)
     
    Report Suggests Laws Broken in Attorney Firings (Post, July 25, 2007, Page A03)
     
    House Panel Nears A Legal Clash With Bush Over Firings: Gonzales to Tell Senators He Will Not Quit (Post, July 24, 2007, Page A04)
     
    A Problem at Justice (July 24, 2007, Page A14)
     
    Fight Over Documents May Favor Bush, Experts Say: Contempt Charge Precedents Cited in Firings Case (Post, July 21, 2007, Page A03)
     
    Broader Privilege Claimed In Firings: White House Says Hill Can't Pursue Contempt Cases (Post, July 20, 2007, Page A01)
     
    Morford Named To No. 2 Spot At Justice Dept. (Post, July 19, 2007, Page A03)
     
    Morford Named To No. 2 Spot At Justice Dept. (Post, July 19, 2007, Page A03)
     
    Hill Panel Initiates Contempt Charges Against Miers: Executive Privilege Battle May Hit Courts (Post, July 13, 2007, Page A03)
     
    Miers Rebuffs House Subpoena: Another Ex-Aide Says She Did Not Speak With Bush About Firings (Post, July 12, 2007, Page A03)
     
    Gonzales Knew About Violations, Officials Say (Post, July 11, 2007, Page A03)
     
    IN THE HOT SEAT: Ex-Aide to Respect Confidentiality Of White House in Hill Testimony (Post, July 11, 2007, Page A13)
     
    Fired Prosecutor Says Gonzales Pushed Death Penalty: Figures Show Attorney General Often Overrules U.S. Attorneys' Arguments Against Capital Charges (Post, June 28, 2007, Page A07)
     
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