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U.S. Attorney Firings Investigation

No Grand Jury for Gonzales
Former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales will not be referred to a federal grand jury for his role in the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys, but a long-awaited report to be released today will recommend that a prosecutor continue to probe the involvement of lawmakers and White House officials...
 
Internal Justice Dept. Report Cites Illegal Hiring Practices
For nearly two years, a young political aide sought to cultivate a "farm system" for Republicans at the Justice Department, hiring scores of prosecutors and immigration judges who espoused conservative priorities and Christian lifestyle choices.
 
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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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    View documents and correspondence released by the Justice Department and Congress related to the ongoing dispute over the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys. (Last updated: July 28)

    Washington Sketch
    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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    Rough Week, Alberto? You Could Say That
    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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