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voter-fraud cases. Such allegations were made by some of the dismissed U.S. attorneys themselves to suggest reasons they may have been dismissed. The background to the allegations is the recent tendency for elections in parts of the United States to be very close; an election outcome can be affected by an announced investigation of a politician. It is explicit policy of the
Department of Justice to avoid bringing voter-related cases during an election for this reason. In September 2008, the Inspector General for the Department of Justice concluded that some of the dismissals were motivated by the refusal of some of the U.S. attorneys to prosecute voter fraud cases during the 2006 election cycle.
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him or her or to inappropriately interfere with a public corruption case (or any other type of case, for that matter). Like me, U.S. attorneys are political appointees, and we all serve at the pleasure of the president. If U.S. attorneys are not executing their responsibilities in a manner that furthers the management and policy goals of departmental leadership, it is appropriate that they be replaced ... While I am grateful for the public service of these seven U.S. attorneys, they simply lost my confidence. I hope that this episode ultimately will be recognized for what it is: an overblown personnel matter.
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which the president nominates candidates to office, the Senate confirms and, consequently, they serve at the pleasure of the president. When a new president is from a different political party, typically almost all of the resignations are eventually accepted and the positions are then filled by newly confirmed appointees, typically from the new president's party. While U.S. attorneys are political appointees, however, it is essential to their effectiveness that they are politically impartial in deciding which cases to prosecute and in arguing those cases before judges and juries with diverse views.
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that you did not discuss these matters with the president and, to the best of your knowledge, he was not involved is going to make some nervous at the White House because it seriously undercuts his claim of executive privilege if he was not involved." He also said "It's apparent that this White House is contemptuous of the
Congress and feels it does not have to explain itself to anyone, not to the people's representatives in Congress nor to the American people."
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1414:... I strongly recommend that as a matter of administration, we utilize the new statutory provisions that authorize the AG to make USA appointments ... we can give far less deference to home state senators and thereby get 1.) our preferred person appointed and 2.) do it far faster and more efficiently at less political costs to the White House.
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1839:(R-AZ). In September 2006, it became clear that Charlton had launched an investigation of Renzi over a land-swap deal. Sampson subsequently included Charlton on a list of U.S. attorneys "we now should consider pushing out." Sampson made the comment in a Sept. 13, 2006, letter to then-White House Counsel
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You seem to be selective in the use of the presidential privilege. It seems like you're saying that, 'Yes, I'm giving you all the information I can,' when it's self-serving to the White House, but not allowing us to have the information to make independent judgment. Leahy added "I do note your answer
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February hearing, he learned that White House officials had not revealed to him White House influence and discussions on creating the list. McNulty in February called Senator Schumer by telephone
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Judiciary Committee on February 6. He said that the seven were fired for job performance issues and not political considerations; these statements led several of the dismissed attorneys, who had been previously silent, to come forward with questions about their dismissals,
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issued changing and contradictory statements about the timeline of the planning of the firings, persons who ordered the firings, and reasons for the firings. The origin and evolution of the list of attorneys to be dismissed remained unclear. In response to the
Inspector General's report, in September
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Attorney General effective September 17, 2007, by a letter addressed to President Bush on August 26, 2007. In a statement on August 27, Gonzales thanked the President for the opportunity to be of service to his country, giving no indication of either the reasons
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Democratic members of Congress had been making. He also stood by his decision to dismiss the attorneys, saying "I stand by the decision and
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President may elect to keep or remove any U.S. attorney. They are traditionally replaced, collectively, only at the start of a new White House administration. U.S. attorneys hold a political office, in
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in October 2008 found that the process used to fire the first seven attorneys and two others dismissed around the same time was "arbitrary", "fundamentally flawed", and "raised doubts about the integrity of Department prosecution decisions". In July 2010, the Department of Justice prosecutors closed
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White House spokesman Scott Stanzel stated that some of the emails that had involved official correspondence relating to the firing of attorneys may have been lost because they were conducted on Republican party accounts and not stored properly. "Some official e-mails have potentially been lost and
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came up with a checklist. He rated each of the U.S. Attorneys with criteria that appeared to value political allegiance as much as job performance. He recommended retaining 'strong U.S. Attorneys who have ... exhibited loyalty to the President and Attorney General.' He suggested 'removing weak U.S.
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On March 26, 2007, Goodling, who had helped coordinate the dismissal of the attorneys with the White House, took leave from her job as counsel to the attorney general and as the Justice Department's liaison to the White House. Goodling was set to testify before Congress, but on March 26, 2007, she
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from Department of Justice officials appeared to be contradicted by internal Department memoranda and e-mail, and that possibly Congress was deliberately misled. The White House role in the dismissals remained unclear despite hours of testimony by Attorney General Gonzales and senior Department of
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The reasons for the dismissal of each individual U.S. attorney were unclear. Two suggested motivations were that the administration wanted to make room for U.S. attorneys who would be more sympathetic to the administration's political agenda, and the administration wanted to advance the careers of
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to fill vacancies. The revised USA PATRIOT Act permitted the attorney general to appoint interim U.S. attorneys without a term limit in office, and avoid a confirming vote by the Senate. The change in the law undermined the confirmation authority of the Senate and gave the attorney general greater
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The President relies upon his staff to provide him candid advice. The framers of the Constitution understood this vital role when developing the separate branches of government. And if the staff of a President operated in constant fear of being hauled before various committees to discuss internal
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said in a statement that Gonzales had "abdicated his responsibility to safeguard the integrity and independence of the department." The report itself stopped short of resolving questions about higher White House involvement in the matter, because of what it said were the refusal to cooperate of a
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stopped by to ask you (roughly quoting) 'how we planned to proceed regarding U.S. Attorneys, whether we were going to allow all to stay, request resignations from all and accept only some of them or selectively replace them, etc.'". The email was then forwarded to Kyle Sampson, chief of staff to
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politicians, or for failing to pursue adult obscenity prosecutions. The administration and its supporters said that the attorneys were dismissed for job-performance reasons "related to policy, priorities and management", and that U.S. attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President. However, at
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reported that Chiara was told by a senior Justice Department official that she was being removed to make way for a new attorney that the Bush administration wanted to groom. "To say it was about politics may not be pleasant, but at least it is truthful," Chiara said. "Poor performance was not a
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On May 2, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Gonzales compelling the Department of Justice to produce all email from Karl Rove regarding evaluation and dismissal of attorneys that was sent to DOJ staffers, no matter what email account Rove may have used,
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In June 2008, a grand jury was empaneled to consider criminal indictments against officials involved in the firings. The grand jury was presented evidence from ongoing investigations at the Department of Justice Inspector General's office and at the DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility.
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The controversy surrounding the U.S. attorneys dismissals was often linked to elections or voter-fraud issues. Allegations were that some of the U.S. attorneys were dismissed for failing to instigate investigations damaging to Democratic politicians, or for failing to more aggressively pursue
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Gonzales lost more support when records subsequently challenged some of these statements. Although the Department of Justice released 3,000 pages of its internal communications related to this issue, none of those documents discussed anything related to a performance review process for these
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The Senate was concerned that in dismissing the seven U.S. attorneys which had been confirmed, the administration planned to fill the vacancies with its own choices, bypassing Senate confirmation and the traditional consultation with senators in the selection process. Congress rescinded this
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CNN reported a larger question concerning the lost e-mails: "Whether White House officials such as political adviser Karl Rove are intentionally conducting sensitive official presidential business via non-governmental accounts to evade a law requiring preservation—and eventual disclosure—of
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is authorized to appoint an interim U.S. attorney. Before March 9, 2006, such interim appointments expired after 120 days, if a presidential appointment had not been approved by the Senate. Vacancies that persisted beyond 120 days were filled through interim appointments made by the
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Justice Department and White House officials including chief political advisor to the president Karl Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers. On March 20, President Bush declared in a press conference that his aides would not testify under oath on the matter if
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deliberations, the President would not receive candid advice, and the American people would be ill-served ... I will oppose any attempts to subpoena White House officials ... My choice is to make sure that I safeguard the ability for Presidents to get good decisions.
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I think it was the right decision". Gonzales admitted that "incomplete information was communicated or may have been communicated to Congress" by Justice Department officials, and said that "I never saw documents. We never had a discussion about where things stood."
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least six attorneys had recently received positive evaluations of their performance from the Department of Justice. In September 2008, the Department of Justice Inspector General's investigation concluded that the dismissals were politically motivated and improper.
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to White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers. Committee Republicans voted against the measure, calling it "a partisan waste of time", while Democrats said "this is the moment for Congress to rein in the administration."
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McNulty's testimony that the attorneys were fired for "performance related issues" caused the attorneys to come forward in protest. There is some evidence that the administration was concerned about the attorneys' going public with complaints prior to this time.
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the two-year investigation without filing charges after determining the firing was inappropriately political but not criminal, observing that "evidence did not demonstrate that any prosecutable criminal offense was committed with regard to the removal of
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reported: "t least three of the eight fired attorneys were told by a superior they were being forced to resign to make jobs available for other Bush appointees, according to a former senior Justice Department official knowledgeable about their cases."
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that is a mistake the White House is aggressively working to correct." said Stanzel, a White House spokesman. Stonzel said that they could not rule out the possibility that some of the lost emails dealt with the firing of U.S. attorneys. For example,
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In response to questions during the hearing, Goodling stated that she "crossed the line" and broke civil service rules about hiring, and improperly weighed political factors in considering applicants for career positions at the Department of Justice.
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told Alberto Gonzales that he had received complaints that some U.S. attorneys had not pursued certain voter-fraud investigations. The complaints came from Republican officials, who demanded fraud investigations into a number of Democratic campaigns.
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for his resignation or his future plans. Later that day, President Bush praised Gonzales for his service, reciting the numerous positions in Texas government, and later, the government of the United States, to which Bush had appointed Gonzales.
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as special prosecutor to decide whether criminal charges should be brought against Gonzales and other officials involved in the firings. The IG's report contained "substantial evidence" that party politics drove a number of the firings, and IG
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Harriet Miers, announced that Miers intended to follow the request of the Bush Administration and not appear before the Committee the following day. Manning stated Miers "cannot provide the documents and testimony that the committee seeks."
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1829:(R) Was given a positive job evaluation 7 months before he was fired. After a close Washington governor's race resulted in a Democratic victory, local Republicans criticized McKay for not investigating allegations of voter fraud.
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in exchange for her truthful testimony in the U.S. attorney firings investigation, stating that "Goodling may not refuse to testify, and may not refuse to provide other information, when compelled to do so" before the committee.
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sent a spreadsheet of each U.S. attorney's political activities and memberships in conservative political groups to senior Administration officials, with the comment "This is the chart that the AG requested".
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as special prosecutor to determine if administration officials had perjured themselves in testimony to Congress. Her investigation concluded that there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone with perjury.
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passed a resolution, by a 32–6 vote, authorizing lawyers for the House to apply for a court order granting Goodling immunity in exchange for her testimony and authorizing a subpoena for her. On May 11, 2007,
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Gonzales testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 18. He assured the committee that he did not intend to bypass the confirmation process and denied the firings were politically motivated.
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attorneys before they were fired. Records released on March 23 showed that on his November 27 schedule "he attended an hour-long meeting at which, aides said, he approved a detailed plan for executing the
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confirmed that they were expanding their investigation beyond "the removals of United States Attorneys" to include "DOJ hiring and personnel decisions" by Goodling and other Justice Department employees.
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David Iglesias (R) believes he was removed from office at the behest of two New Mexico Republican congressmen when he refused to prosecute state Democratic senators before the November 2006 election.
1835:(R) U.S. Attorney for Arizona, was given a positive job performance evaluation before he was dismissed. He may have been fired because he had started a corruption investigation into Representative
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in Arkansas had been informed in June 2006 that he was to be replaced, and he resigned, effective December 20, 2006, several days after the public announcement of the appointment of his successor
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voted 223–32 along party lines to pass the contempt resolutions against White House Chief of Staff Bolten and former White House Counsel Miers. Most Republicans staged a walkout during the vote.
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1871:(R) for bribery, when he was fired without explanation after seven years because of a vague sense that a "stronger leader" was needed. His loyalty to President Bush was questioned by Sampson.
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1823:(R) Though described as "loyal to the Bush administration," he was allegedly fired for the possible controversy that negative job performance evaluations might cause if they were released.
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whether White House, National Republican party, or other accounts, with a deadline of May 15, 2007, for compliance. The subpoena also demanded relevant email previously produced in the
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5832:"GSA Chief Is Accused of Playing Politics: Doan Denies 'Improper' Use of Agency for GOP"
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to apologize for the inaccurate characterization of the firings. McNulty testified that
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Notice of Rescheduled Committee Hearing, Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at 9:30 a.m
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4341:'Loyalty' to Bush and Gonzales Was Factor in Prosecutors' Firings, E-Mail Shows
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5107:"Transcript of Media Availability With Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales"
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2872:"Justice Dept. Opts Not to File Charges for Bush-Era U.S. Attorney Firings"
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3065:"Gonzales appoints political loyalists into vacant U.S. attorneys slots"
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3032:"Bush administration's ouster of U.S. attorneys an insulting injustice"
2802:"Attorney general bids farewell to Justice: Praises work of department"
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1918:, an aide to Karl Rove, could have his job. Deputy Attorney General
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In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration.
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external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into
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Dana Bash; Ed Henry; Terry Frieden; Suzanne Malveaux (2007-03-15).
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Suzanne Malveaux; Dana Bash; Ed Henry; Terry Frieden (2007-03-14).
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STATEHOUSE JOURNAL – A Rocky Start for Nevada's Chief – NYTimes.com
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Tom Brune (2007-03-31). "Schumer again takes aim on White House".
3815:"An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006"
2911:"Inside the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorneys Controversy"
2838:"An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006"
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cancelled her appearance at the congressional hearing, citing her
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Attorneys who have ... chafed against Administration initiatives'.
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5381:"Gonzales aide will invoke Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify"
3561:"Justice Department reportedly bent rules on voter fraud charges"
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5788:"House passes contempt resolution against white house officials"
3404:"Justice Department announces inquiry into its hiring practices"
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2635:"Charges may result from firings, say two former U.S. attorneys"
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The president of the United States has the authority to appoint
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filed a complaint against Bond over his role in ousting Graves.
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White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
1867:(R) U.S. Attorney for Nevada was investigating Nevada Governor
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Committee on Climate Change Science and Technology Integration
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Talev, Margaret; Hutcheson, Ron; Taylor, Marisa (2007-03-26).
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informed seven U.S. attorneys that they were being dismissed.
4659:"Fired Prosecutor Says He Was Warned to Keep Quiet (Update2)"
4311:"Lam's responses to questions from House Judiciary Committee"
2956:"Scandal Over U.S. Attorneys' Firing Could Cloud Other Cases"
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Wire article on Congressional supoenas issued to attorneys.
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3656:"Justice Department lawyer accused of partisanship resigns"
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USA PATRIOT Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
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Chief Judge Thomas Hogan signed an order granting Goodling
1853:(R-CA) for corruption in military contracting. Congressman
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Inside the U.S. Attorneys Emails: Major Players and Themes
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3790:"Prosecutor to probe role of politics in attorney firings"
3508:"No evidence of election crime, former U.S. attorney says"
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Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
5534:"Goodling Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee"
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5302:"Officials Describe Interference by Former Gonzales Aide"
3908:"E-mails detail White House plans to oust U.S. attorneys"
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3817:. DOJ Inspector General. September 2006. pp. 356–7.
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Eggen, Dan; Elizabeth Williamson (September 19, 2007).
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3180:"With Shifting Explanations, White House Adds to Storm"
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List of federal political scandals in the United States
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Testimony of Sara Taylor: Claims of executive privilege
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Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
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President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
7165:
Higher Education Relief Opportunities For Students Act
6036:"Special Reports: U.S. Attorney Firings Investigation"
5274:"Senate Panel Approves Subpoenas for 3 Top Bush Aides"
4989:"U.S. attorney rebuts claim performance led to firing"
4804:"Job performance said to be behind White House firing"
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2774:"So Is This U.S. Attorney Purge Unprecedented Or Not?"
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Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
6160:
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory,
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5195:"Subpoenas target Justice; White House could be next"
4970:"White House Is Reported to Be Linked to a Dismissal"
4640:"White House Is Reported to Be Linked to a Dismissal"
4402:
U.S. Attorney in Michigan Disputes Reason for Removal
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Jordan, Lara Jakes; (Associated Press) (2007-03-29).
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
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Politicization of hiring at the Department of Justice
186:, Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
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Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
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5743:"Bush chief of staff faces possible contempt charge"
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5014:"Fired Prosecutor Disputes Justice Dept. Allegation"
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4592:"Prosecutor fired so ex-Rove aide could get his job"
4573:"Prosecutor fired so ex-Rove aide could get his job"
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6174:Spotlight Profiles of the Gonzales Seven, plus One
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5162:"E-Mails Show Justice Dept. in Damage-Control Mode"
4802:Thornton, Kelly; Onell R. Soto (January 12, 2007).
4511:, usdoj.gov, March 10, 2006; retrieved May 8, 2007.
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3887:"E-Mails Show Rove's Role in U.S. Attorney Firings"
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3589:"Democrats May Tie Confirmation to Gonzales Papers"
3232:"Accounts of Prosecutors' Dismissals Keep Shifting"
1985:Justice staff in congressional committee hearings.
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6118:"Gonzales Yields On Hiring Interim U.S. Attorneys"
5881:"Bush Adviser Karl Rove to Resign at End of Month"
5769:"Bush Aides in Contempt; Will They Be Prosecuted?"
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5138:. Associated Press. March 13, 2007. Archived from
4613:"E-Mail Reveals Rove's Key Role in '06 Dismissals"
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3761:"Grand Jury Said to Look at Attorneys' Dismissals"
3433:"Ex-Gonzales Aide Testifies, 'I Crossed the Line'"
2977:"New U.S. attorneys come from Bush's inner circle"
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1970:Administration testimony contradicted by documents
1284:the subsequently appointed Director to the EOUSA,
5952:may not follow Knowledge's policies or guidelines
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5578:"Sen. Pryor: Attorney General lied to the Senate"
5174:
4829:"Prosecutor Firings Not Political, Gonzales Says"
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3686:"Gonzales, a Surprisingly Unexpected Resignation"
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3149:"Dismissed U.S. Attorneys Praised in Evaluations"
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1453:On December 7, 2006, Justice Department official
446:Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
198:, Justice Department's liaison to the White House
30:For the dismissal of U.S. attorneys in 2017, see
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7084:National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
6502:Joint session of Congress (September 11 attacks)
6084:Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University Press. 1978.
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5408:"Gonzales's Senior Counselor Refuses to Testify"
3529:"Fired U.S. attorney alleges political pressure"
2671:"Voter-Fraud Complaints by GOP Drove Dismissals"
1999:Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy hearings
1995:Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy timeline
1295:the Department of Justice's White House Liaison
6102:
6059:(review of the most significant of the emails).
5830:Scott Higham; Robert O'Harrow Jr (2007-03-26).
5723:Linda Sánchez; John Conyers, Jr. (2007-07-17).
5328:"Justice Rehires Attorney Fired Amid Gay Rumor"
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4863:United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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4206:"Emails detail plans for firing U.S. attorneys"
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1309:Inspector General Report and special prosecutor
1267:Chief of Staff for the Deputy Attorney General
1081:Inspector General Report and special prosecutor
192:, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General
7416:Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002
7386:Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
6007:Taylor, Marissa; Margaret Talev (2007-06-18).
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5249:"Panel Approves Five Subpoenas on Prosecutors"
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4718:"Report: Rove was urged to oust U.S. attorney"
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4444:"Michigan U.S. attorney announces resignation"
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4379:. Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
4121:United States House Committee on the Judiciary
4022:Johnston, David and Eric Lipton (2007-03-24).
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3857:David Johnston; Eric Lipton (March 16, 2007).
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1419:Implementation: the U.S. attorney removal list
134:, former counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee
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4922:Taylor, Marisa; Margaret Talev (2007-05-03).
4736:"Justice Admits U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out"
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4068:"Timeline: How the U.S. Attorneys Were Fired"
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7444:Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
7423:Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
7356:Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
5637:"New Testimony on Fired Federal Prosecutors"
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5478:. Gonzales Watch. 2007-05-11. Archived from
5356:"A Top Aide to the Attorney General Resigns"
5240:
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4899:"Gonzales's Deputy Quits Justice Department"
4865:January 30, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
4792:January 11, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
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4165:McKay got good review 7 months before ouster
4144:"Bush loyalist was added to purge list late"
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2354:In summary, Taylor told the Senate that she
2120:Executive Office for United States Attorneys
1896:, then Director of the Justice department's
7679:George W. Bush administration controversies
7370:Financial Literacy and Education Commission
6993:Government response to September 11 attacks
6979:Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
6064:Timeline: How the U.S. Attorneys Were Fired
5766:
5354:Stout, David; Johnson, David (2007-04-06).
5300:Eggen, Dan; Carol D. Leonnig (2007-05-23).
5246:
5210:"Bush Clashes With Congress on Prosecutors"
5159:
4536:"Group files ethics complaint against Bond"
4024:"Gonzales Met With Advisors on Ouster Plan"
4015:
3938:Eggen, Dan; John Solomon (March 13, 2007).
3880:
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3402:Lipton, Eric; David Johnston (2007-05-03).
3063:Taylor, Marisa; Gordon, Greg (2007-01-26).
2991:
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2669:Eggen, Dan; Goldstein, Amy (May 14, 2007).
2632:
1276:Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA)
7409:Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
6951:Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
6229:
6215:
6131:"Dems Seek Testimony From Fired Attorneys"
5696:"Bush orders Miers to defy house subpoena"
5680:. London. Associated Press. Archived from
5663:"Excerpts from the Sara M. Taylor hearing"
5132:"Prosecutor Firings Are My Bad — Gonzales"
4758:
4611:Eric Lichtblau, Eric Lipton (2009-08-11).
4524:, kansascity.com; accessed April 24, 2015.
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3286:"Gonzales: Deputy Was Pointman on Firings"
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7363:Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
6986:Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
6620:Jordan–United States Free Trade Agreement
5988:Learn how and when to remove this message
5785:
5678:"Aide: Didn't Talk to Bush About Firings"
5476:"Order Granting Monica Goodling immunity"
5405:
5271:
5089:"Messenger in Prosecutors' Firings Quits"
5011:
4874:
4826:
4761:"Dems' Strategy On Attorneys Takes Shape"
4436:
4203:
3841:"Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich"
3758:
3373:
3348:"Ex-aide contradicts Gonzales on firings"
3229:
2975:Marisa Taylor; Greg Gordon (2007-01-26).
2800:Jordan, Lara Jakes (September 15, 2007).
2771:
2723:Eggen, Dan; Kane, Paul (March 14, 2007).
2722:
2438:, an aide to Karl Rove communicated with
2118:resigned his position of Director of the
2084:. Cummins, apparently, "was ousted after
1989:Reactions and congressional investigation
27:George W. Bush administration controversy
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5426:"House panel approves subpoena for Rice"
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4110:Q & A from Committee for Bud Cummins
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3257:"Gonzales Testifies Before Senate Panel"
3206:"Republican Support for Gonzales Erodes"
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2306:)—had called for Gonzales' resignation.
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180:, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General
7674:2006 controversies in the United States
7649:Political scandals in the United States
7639:Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy
7591:Water Resources Development Act of 2007
7328:Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
6353:Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy
6116:Kane, Paul; Dan Eggen (March 9, 2007).
6009:"A Q&A for the U.S. Attorneys saga"
5451:"Judge Gives Immunity to Gonzales Aide"
5325:
5177:"White House backs AG as support wanes"
4533:
4502:Todd Graves steps down as U.S. Attorney
4163:David Bowermaster (February 7, 2007). "
4065:
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3088:"The U.S. attorneys scandal gets dirty"
3085:
3030:Morrison, Jane Ann (January 18, 2007).
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2494:for the district of the vacant office.
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1014:ordered the midterm dismissal of seven
798:Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy
41:Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy
18:Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controversy
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7488:Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
7098:Secondary Security Screening Selection
6015:. McClatchy Newspapers. Archived from
5735:
5559:"GOP senator calls for Gonzales' head"
5208:Sheryl Gay Stolberg (March 20, 2007).
5201:
4702:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
4097:"List of 8 dismissed U.S. prosecutors"
4089:
3966:"Agency weighed prosecutors' politics"
3964:Jordan, Laura Jakes (April 13, 2007).
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3147:Johnston, David (February 25, 2007).
3000:
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2109:
1179:Office of Professional Responsibility
1157:Office of Professional Responsibility
415:U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
7561:Magnuson–Stevens Reauthorization Act
7460:Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
7077:U.S. Department of Homeland Security
6103:Johnston, David (January 17, 2007).
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4534:Helling, Dave (September 29, 2008).
4446:. AP. March 27, 2007. Archived from
4391:. Lvrj.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
3711:"Embattled Attorney General Resigns"
3483:"Justice Dept. Widens Firings Probe"
3455:
2909:Gerson, Stuart M. (March 14, 2007).
1914:(R) allegedly was asked to leave so
1169:In a letter of May 30, 2007, to the
1039:Justice Department Inspector General
741:Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
7250:Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
6727:Darfur Peace and Accountability Act
6168:US Attorneys controversy references
6033:in-depth coverage site on firings:
4790:Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein.
4375:Steinhauer, Jennifer. (2007-05-30)
4292:. ThinkProgress.org. Archived from
4228:"The Porn Plot Against Prosecutors"
3284:Jordan, Lara Jakes (May 15, 2007).
2772:Montopoli, Brian (March 14, 2007).
2429:Bush White House e-mail controversy
2003:
1976:Bush White House e-mail controversy
1898:Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
1801:Informed of dismissal January 2006.
1378:Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
1368:
580:43rd President of the United States
239:Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
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7402:Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004
7298:American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
6669:Dominican Republic–Central America
6091:Hoboken, New Jersey. Wiley, 2008.
5179:. Associated Press. Archived from
4948:"MTP Transcript for Mar. 18, 2007"
4265:. January 21, 2007. Archived from
4099:. Associated Press. March 6, 2007.
3906:Serrano, Richard A. (2007-03-14).
3376:"U.S. appoints special prosecutor"
3212:. Associated Press. March 17, 2007
2633:Bowermaster, David (May 9, 2007).
1328:number of key players, among them
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6972:Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
6204:to help reach a consensus. ›
6087:Iglesias, David with Davin Seay.
5599:"Bush Ally Gonzales resigns post"
5500:Goodling, Monica (May 23, 2007).
4188:The Porn Plot Against Prosecutors
3838:
3792:. Mcclatchydc.com. Archived from
3709:Meyers, Steven Lee (2007-08-27).
2317:to serve as Gonzales' successor.
1348:Replacement of the U.S. attorneys
1186:Dismissed attorneys and elections
230:White House Deputy Chief of Staff
7179:Criticism of government response
7158:Higher Education Opportunity Act
7049:President's Surveillance Program
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5175:Lara Jakes Jordan (2007-03-26).
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5071:"Inside Bush's prosecutor purge"
5062:
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4400:Lipton, Eric (March 23, 2007). "
3086:Follman, Mark (April 19, 2007).
2697:Scelfo, Julie (March 15, 2007).
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1803:Informed of dismissal June 2006.
1476:Dismissed U.S. attorneys summary
1075:Administration rationale unclear
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32:2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys
7575:Renewable Identification Number
7393:Forest Land Enhancement Program
7335:Credit Rating Agency Reform Act
7257:Public Service Loan Forgiveness
7035:NIST WTC Disaster Investigation
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7430:Pension Protection Act of 2006
7264:Unborn Victims of Violence Act
7227:Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
7149:Election Assistance Commission
7056:Terrorist Surveillance Program
6965:Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
6460:State funeral of Ronald Reagan
5639:. PBS Newshour. Archived from
5037:Michael Isikoff (2007-03-19).
4987:Adrienne Packer (2007-02-08).
4897:Johnston, David (2007-05-15).
4226:Blumenthal, Max (2007-03-20).
3759:Lichtblau, Eric (2008-06-17).
3374:Lichtblau, Eric (2008-09-29).
2615:Gonzales: 'Mistakes Were Made'
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7451:Troubled Asset Relief Program
7342:Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
7070:Homeland Security Act of 2002
5929:References and external links
5676:Laurie Kellman (2007-07-11).
4968:David Johnston (2007-02-16).
4657:Robert Schmidt (2007-03-06).
4638:David Johnston (2007-02-16).
4488:Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen.
4204:Hutcheson, Ron (2007-03-13).
3734:Phillips, Kate (2007-08-27).
2448:Republican National Committee
2246:Goodling appeared before the
2078:Republican National Committee
1928:Republican National Committee
1008:George W. Bush administration
7659:110th United States Congress
7112:Terrorist Screening Database
7063:NSA warrantless surveillance
6910:H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004
6755:Vision for Space Exploration
6467:State funeral of Gerald Ford
6238:Presidency of George W. Bush
6197:Presidency of George W. Bush
6067:U.S. News & World Report
5749:. 2007-07-20. Archived from
4734:Rich, Eric (March 7, 2007).
4590:Kevin Johnson (2007-02-06).
4571:Kevin Johnson (2007-02-06).
4072:U.S. News & World Report
3628:Eggen, Dan (June 23, 2007).
3537:. 2007-02-28. Archived from
3456:Cook, Theresa (2009-01-13).
3380:International Herald Tribune
3230:Dan Eggen (March 17, 2007).
3001:Eggen, Dan (June 17, 2007).
2440:Justice Department officials
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2371:Contempt of Congress charges
251:Western District of Missouri
114:, Deputy White House Counsel
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7133:FISA Amendments Act of 2008
7126:Protect America Act of 2007
6917:L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004
6013:McClatchy Washington Bureau
5326:Shapiro, Ari (2009-02-02).
5069:Mark Follman (2007-02-28).
4520:Greg Gordon (May 4, 2007).
3660:McClatchy Washington Bureau
3654:Gordon, Greg (2007-08-22).
3431:Stout, David (2007-05-23).
2954:Marcia Coyle (2007-04-27).
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1946:New Mexico Republican Party
1527:Dismissed December 7, 2006
1423:In October 2006, President
1037:A subsequent report by the
75:List of dismissed attorneys
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7554:Healthy Forests Initiative
7195:Medicare Modernization Act
7105:Terrorist Screening Center
7000:Rescue and recovery effort
6836:August 2001 daily briefing
6453:Presidential proclamations
5767:Ari Shapiro (2007-07-25).
5247:Hulse, Carl (2007-03-21).
5160:Ari Shapiro (2007-03-20).
4857:February 28, 2007, at the
4153:story continued on page B9
3684:Nizza, Mike (2007-08-27).
2481:, with the consent of the
2426:
2410:On February 14, 2008, the
2393:White House Chief of Staff
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2163:Senate Judiciary Committee
2158:Executive Privilege claims
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5883:. Foxnews.com. 2007-08-13
4759:Mike Allen (2007-03-20).
4353:"A U.S. Attorney's Story"
3481:Eggen, Dan (2007-05-30).
2423:Subpoenas and lost emails
2280:national security letters
2248:House Judiciary Committee
2231:House Judiciary Committee
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1006:On December 7, 2006, the
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90:G. W. Bush administration
7607:← Clinton administration
7211:No Child Left Behind Act
6924:Secure Fence Act of 2006
6381:Supreme Court candidates
6346:Legislation and programs
6202:templates for discussion
6126:Article on the hearings.
5786:Paul Kiel (2008-02-14).
5775:. National Public Radio.
5406:Dan Eggen (2007-03-26).
5272:Paul Kane (2007-03-23).
5164:. National Public Radio.
5012:Dan Eggen (2007-02-09).
4993:Las Vegas Review Journal
4827:Dan Eggen (2007-01-19).
3037:Las Vegas Review-Journal
2961:The National Law Journal
2602:
731:No Child Left Behind Act
660:Legislation and programs
505:This article is part of
261:Dismissed U.S. attorneys
7568:Renewable Fuel Standard
6822:Pre-attack intelligence
6057:The Wall Street Journal
4809:San Diego Union Tribune
4462:"The Scales Of Justice"
4408:, Retrieved 2007-03-23.
4263:San Diego Union-Tribune
4194:, Retrieved 2007-03-21.
3736:"Gonzales Is Resigning"
3534:The Dallas Morning News
2503:Federal District Courts
2454:presidential records."
2229:On April 25, 2007, the
1882:truthful explanation."
1851:Randy "Duke" Cunningham
1388:In March 2005, Sampson
1236:Deputy Attorney General
1125:District of Connecticut
1016:United States attorneys
950:Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
7616:Obama administration →
7524:Clear Skies Initiative
5449:Dan Eggen; Paul Kane.
4208:. McClatchy Newspapers
4115:June 26, 2008, at the
3510:. The Spokesman Review
2987:on September 27, 2007.
2753:"Fired U.S. Attorneys"
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7538:Executive Order 13432
7517:Climate change policy
7142:Help America Vote Act
6903:Executive Order 13470
6896:Executive Order 13355
6374:Judicial appointments
5806:May 29, 2008, at the
5773:All Things Considered
5332:National Public Radio
3992:"Fuel to the Firings"
3044:on September 30, 2007
2464:2003 CIA leak scandal
2398:On July 25, 2007 the
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6808:Communication issues
6801:September 11 attacks
6517:Mission Accomplished
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5958:improve this article
5753:on February 3, 2017.
5684:on October 25, 2007.
4928:McClatchy Newspapers
4541:The Kansas City Star
3176:Stolberg, Sheryl Gay
3117:Gonzales, Alberto R.
3069:McClatchy Newspapers
2981:McClatchy Newspapers
2941:McClatchy Newspapers
2526:United States portal
2483:United States Senate
2404:Contempt of Congress
2258:Gonzales resignation
2196:Goodling resignation
1784:Southern W. Virginia
1177:and Counsel for the
940:Presidential library
709:September 11 attacks
80:All related articles
65:Summary of attorneys
7271:2006 VRA Amendments
6611:by Condoleezza Rice
6597:International trips
6432:Impeachment efforts
6122:The Washington Post
6080:Eisenstein, James.
6040:The Washington Post
6031:The Washington Post
5970:footnote references
5861:Rove Email Subpoena
5836:The Washington Post
5643:on January 19, 2014
5455:The Washington Post
5412:The Washington Post
5306:The Washington Post
5278:The Washington Post
5142:on October 15, 2007
5018:The Washington Post
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2377:White House Counsel
2335:executive privilege
2236:U.S. District Court
2138:Sampson resignation
2128:in which he wrote:
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1595:Jeffrey C. Sullivan
1567:Northern California
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530:Political positions
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7474:Sarbanes–Oxley Act
7437:Public Law 110-343
6734:Mexico City policy
6109:The New York Times
6074:Articles and books
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5253:The New York Times
5214:The New York Times
5197:. CNN. 2007-03-15.
5093:The New York Times
4974:The New York Times
4903:The New York Times
4644:The New York Times
4618:The New York Times
4549:on October 1, 2008
4507:2007-08-09 at the
4450:on March 12, 2007.
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4406:The New York Times
4170:2007-05-16 at the
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3863:The New York Times
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2325:On July 11, 2007,
2110:Battle resignation
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1960:Thomas M. DiBiagio
1944:, Chairman of the
1879:The New York Times
1753:Thomas M. DiBiagio
1744:Dismissed in 2005
1590:Western Washington
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6559:2007 SOTU Address
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6545:2005 SOTU Address
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6524:2002 SOTU Address
6439:Executive actions
6360:Email controversy
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2640:The Seattle Times
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1964:Robert L. Ehrlich
1902:Bradley Schlozman
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1279:Michael A. Battle
1249:William W. Mercer
1229:Attorney General
1200:Bradley Schlozman
1164:Bradley Schlozman
1153:Inspector General
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2360:Alberto Gonzales
2294:, New York) and
2086:Harriet E. Miers
2004:Initial reaction
1833:Paul K. Charlton
1733:Eastern Arkansas
1710:Western Missouri
1682:Western Michigan
1618:Daniel G. Knauss
1605:Paul K. Charlton
1499:
1492:
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1369:Initial planning
1274:Director of the
1231:Alberto Gonzales
1221:Alberto Gonzales
1093:Paul K. Charlton
996:
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305:Eastern Arkansas
296:Western Michigan
283:Paul K. Charlton
165:Alberto Gonzales
132:District of Utah
103:Fred F. Fielding
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2540:Politics portal
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2315:Michael Mukasey
2288:Hillary Clinton
2276:USA PATRIOT Act
2260:
2224:Fifth Amendment
2208:Chuck Rosenberg
2204:
2202:Monica Goodling
2198:
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2082:Timothy Griffin
2057:Senator Schumer
2006:
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1993:Main articles:
1991:
1982:sworn testimony
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1916:Timothy Griffin
1875:Margaret Chiara
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1674:Margaret Chiara
1516:of resignation
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1467:Timothy Griffin
1421:
1403:Monica Goodling
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1311:
1297:Monica Goodling
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1142:Monica Goodling
1138:
1117:Michael Mukasey
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1060:USA PATRIOT Act
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1050:Issues in brief
1032:USA PATRIOT Act
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