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All roads lead to Rove
The White House political director was clearly at the center of the partisan plot to fire U.S. attorneys, despite the administration's clumsy attempts to pretend otherwise.
By Sidney Blumenthal Mar 15, 2007
Was a U.S. attorney sacked for fighting GOP corruption?
Questions continue swirling as to the "real problem" Bush officials may have had with fired U.S. attorney Carol Lam.
Mark Follman Mar 14, 2007
Alberto Gonzales must go
The U.S. attorney general's willingness to serve as the president's ultimate yes man makes him unqualified for the office.
By Joe Conason Mar 12, 2007
Why we should make attorney general an elective office
Like Watergate, the unfolding U.S. attorneys scandal proves that it's dangerous for the nation's chief law enforcement officer to be an appointed crony of the president.
By Garrett Epps Mar 9, 2007
Inside Bush's prosecutor purge
Why has the administration fired U.S. attorneys with sterling track records? To make room for its political loyalists, critics say, and exert its last shred of control.
By Mark Follman Feb 28, 2007
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