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Chimichurri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 01:17 PM
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NYT: Prosecutors Assail Gonzales During Meeting
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales endured blunt criticism Tuesday from federal prosecutors who questioned the firings of eight United States attorneys, complained that the dismissals had undermined morale and expressed broader grievances about his leadership, according to people briefed on the discussion.

About a half-dozen United States attorneys voiced their concerns at a private meeting with Mr. Gonzales in Chicago.

Several of the prosecutors said the dismissals caused them to wonder about their own standing and distracted their employees, according to one person familiar with the discussions. Others asked Mr. Gonzales about the removal of Daniel C. Bogden, the former United States attorney in Nevada, a respected career prosecutor whose ouster has never been fully explained by the Justice Department.

While Mr. Gonzales’s trip was part of a long-scheduled tour, he has been meeting in recent days with prosecutors in an effort to repair the damage caused by the dismissals. President Bush has backed Mr. Gonzales, but his tenure at the Justice Department may still be in peril as lawmakers in both parties have called for his resignation, questioned his credibility and raised doubts that he can lead the department.


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/washington/29gonzales.html?em&ex=1175313600&en=7ff1d1573f6f3e7a&ei=5087%0A

I'm actually quite surprised he's managed to hang on this long. I hope it's worth it to the republicans come election time.
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