White House started US prosecutor firings: reports
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The White House suggested two years ago that the Justice Department fire all 93 U.S. attorneys, but Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved the idea of dismissing a smaller group after taking office last year, two major newspapers reported on Tuesday.
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The prosecutor began summing up his case against the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.
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The recent firing of eight U.S. attorneys has raised questions about how they are appointed and the circumstances under which they may be dismissed. Here are some questions and answers:
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President Bush said Thursday he would address any wrongdoing uncovered by congressional or other investigations related to the firings of eight federal prosecutors, but added that new allegations have not swayed his support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
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The investigation into firings of several U.S. attorneys has been expanded into the hiring practices at the U.S. Justice Department.  The probe now includes the Justice Department's civil rights branch and its programs for new lawyers, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
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The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary committees yesterday ratcheted up their fight with President Bush over documents on the firing of U.S. attorneys, sending the White House a barbed letter demanding that the president back down from a claim of executive privilege -- or give Congress a...
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush won't allow the prosecution of his aides if they are cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the firing of eight US attorneys, the White House said.
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Ex-White House political director Sara M. Taylor told a congressional panel she did not talk to President Bush about removing federal prosecutors before eight of them were fired
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A senior Justice Department official acknowledged yesterday that a top federal prosecutor in Arkansas was removed to make room for a former aide to presidential adviser  Karl Rove, but he said that six other U.S. attorneys were fired for "performance-related" issues.
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Two former White House officials were subpoenaed on Wednesday as part of the congressional probe of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' firing last year of federal prosecutors.
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A former White House aide tells senators President Bush was not involved in the firing of federal prosecutors.
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White House officials yesterday blamed Bernard B. Kerik for repeatedly failing to disclose potential legal problems to administration lawyers vetting his nomination to be homeland
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U.S. lawmakers escalated their battle with the White House on Wednesday by recommending contempt citations against an aide and a former aide of President George W. Bush who refused to cooperate in a probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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A furor in Washington over the ouster of eight United States attorneys has taken the Bush administration by surprise.
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The White House on Thursday asserted "executive privilege" on documents and testimony requested by the Senate and House Judiciary Committees in subpoenas over the firings of several U.S. prosecutors.
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A political tempest over the mass firing of federal prosecutors escalated yesterday with allegations from the departing U.S. attorney in New Mexico, who said that two members of Congress attempted to pressure him to speed up a probe of Democrats just before the November elections.
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White House officials consulted with the Justice Department in preparing a list of U.S. attorneys who would be removed.