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In selecting Michael Mukasey, Bush dodges a fight with Senate Democrats.
By Tim Grieve
September 17, 2007
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The infamous lawyer knows how to keep troublesome information hidden, and what better way for the president to taunt his detractors.
By Joe Conason
September 14, 2007
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The Justice Department's inspector general wants to know what questions Kyle Sampson and Monica Goodling were asking job applicants.
By Tim Grieve
August 31, 2007
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Did he jump or was he pushed?
By Tim Grieve
August 28, 2007
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He told the Senate that Pentagon interrogation methods were "plain vanilla," but e-mails reveal his top staff met weekly with FBI officials who said they were torture.
By Mark Benjamin
August 28, 2007
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Alberto Gonzales' successor will face a heckuva job rectifying the damage the attorney general did to American justice.
By David Cole
August 28, 2007
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The man whose firing helped touch off the U.S. attorneys scandal recalls John Ashcroft warmly and sees better days ahead for the DOJ.
By Alex Koppelman
August 27, 2007
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Without Karl Rove around to give him his orders, and with the investigations closing in, "Fredo" had nowhere to turn.
By Sidney Blumenthal
August 27, 2007
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Did Paul Clement lie to the Supreme Court about the way the United States treats detainees?
By Tim Grieve
August 27, 2007
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The president blames the attorney general's demise on "unfair treatment" from Congress.
By Tim Grieve
August 27, 2007
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The attorney general's flaws were obvious from the beginning. The Senate confirmed him anyway.
By Tim Grieve
August 27, 2007
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Two days after he submitted his resignation, Gonzales told his spokesman that it wasn't imminent.
By Tim Grieve
August 27, 2007
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The head of the civil rights division is leaving for the private sector.
By Tim Grieve
August 24, 2007
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Bradley Schlozman, a Bush loyalist in the politicization of the Justice Department.
By Tim Grieve
August 21, 2007
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Senate Judiciary Committee chairman vows to continue the investigation into Rove's role in the prosecutor purge.
By Tim Grieve
August 13, 2007
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Granted new power to spy inside the U.S., the Bush administration may be doing more than eavesdropping on phone calls -- it could be watching suspects' every move.
By Tim Shorrock
August 9, 2007
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Alberto Gonzales explains himself, again.
By Tim Grieve
August 6, 2007
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Specter calls Gonzales "wily" and "misleading," but what is he going to do about it?
By Tim Grieve
August 2, 2007
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White House aide J. Scott Jennings testifies about why he won't be testifying.
By Tim Grieve
August 2, 2007
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The attorney general tries to explain himself, again.
By Tim Grieve
August 2, 2007
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The president won't fire Alberto Gonzales. He needs him to protect White House secrets, including the scheming roles of Cheney and Rove.
By Sidney Blumenthal
August 2, 2007
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Cheney stands up for the attorney general; Specter says he wants answers from the White House today.
By Tim Grieve
July 31, 2007
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A White House plan to install a DOJ official with a lousy reputation on workers' rights to the powerful EEOC falters as Barack Obama and former DOJ employees protest.
By Alia Malek
July 28, 2007
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The Justice Department cites separation of powers in a carefully worded document that permits White House staff to ignore congressional subpoenas.
July 12, 2007
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Committee chairmen threaten further proceedings on subpoenas.
By Tim Grieve
June 29, 2007
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