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Government

Jan. 20, 2007

Theories Swirl Around U.S. Attorney Departures

In Washington, California's senior senator confronted the U.S. attorney general face to face to complain Thursday that the Bush administration is chasing its own federal prosecutors out of their jobs so that the president can cherry-pick their replacements.

By Amelia Hansen, Drew Combs and John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writers

      In Washington, California's senior senator confronted the U.S. attorney general face to face to complain Thursday that the Bush administration is chasing its own federal prosecutors out of their jobs so that the president can cherry-pick their replacements.
      Even as Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez refuted that clai...

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