Alberto Gonzales

Dangerous New Turn in Justice Department Investigation

David C. Iglesias | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Last week, non-partisan investigators recommended the appointing of a special prosecutor to determine whether criminal laws were violated in my ouster and that of my colleagues.

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Bolton, Miers Win Delay For Congressional Testimony

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected House Democrats' demands to force two of President Bush's top aides to cooperate with an...

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Facebook Hires Alberto Gonzales' Former Chief Of Staff As Its General Counsel

Valleywag | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business

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Accused of permitting unwarranted spying on citizens, torture, helping to blow a CIA agent's cover and firing non-political appointees for political r...

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Prosecutor Named In DOJ-US Attorney Investigation

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and MARK SHERMAN | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other B...

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Why the Debates Won't Matter (Hint: It's a Felony)

Marty Kaplan | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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This election won't be won or lost at the debates. Nor will it be determined by the two campaigns' "ground games." My fear is that the results will hang on the swing state voting systems' vulnerability to sabotage.

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Report To Call For Continued Investigation Into Firings Of US Attorneys

Washington Post | Carrie Johnson | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales will not be referred to a federal grand jury for his role in the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys, but ...

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Report: Gonzales Pointing Finger At Bush In Surveillance Investigation

The Atlantic | Murray Waas | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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In March 2004, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales made a now-famous late-night visit to the hospital room of Attorney General John Ashcroft, seeking...

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Ambassador for All War Crimes Except Our Own

Charles J. Brown | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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The Office of War Crimes Issues doesn't just tell other countries to do as we say and not as we do. The Administration has actually made OWCI complicit of its own war crimes apparatus.

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Urge Congress to Vote Contempt for Karl Rove

Don Siegelman | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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I'm urgently enlisting your help to hold Karl Rove accountable for politicizing the Department of Justice -- including the prosecution that targeted me -- because our time may well be running out.

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The Sign Guy Changes His Tune But Keeps the Same Stance

Greg Boose | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

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The legend of Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi goes like this: There's a man so consumed with his long-fought legal battle with his ex-wife (which has resulted in protection orders for her, custody rights lost for him) that he has gone from being an everyday Chicagoan to being a Chicagoan you can see almost every day on the street corner holding a jarring sign or two.

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Justice Dept: Gonzales Mishandled Classified Information Regarding Wiretapping

New York Times | ERIC LICHTBLAU | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales mishandled highly classified information relating to the National Security Agency's wiretapping program an...

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Gonzales won't face charges for mishandling info

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department refused to prosecute former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for improperly _ and possibly illegally _ stor...

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Framing Sarah Palin

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Democrats should stay away from the baby stories. They must resist the urge to comment at all on it. Let the media do the muckraking.

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This Election, It's "Déjà Vu All Over Again"

Paul Peete | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

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No one expects Americans to riot or protest the war like my generation did. But we cannot let what the Bush Administration started continue into the next presidential administration.

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Gonzales, DOJ Officials Sued By Attorneys

ABC's The Blotter | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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Six attorneys rejected from civil service positions at the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a...

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Not a Good Week for W

Carl Pope | Posted 08.08.2008 | Green

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A federal judge in Florida, in a stinging rebuke to both the state and to the EPA, ruled that the agency had turned a "blind eye" as Florida broke its own rules committing it to restore the ecosystem.

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White House On DOJ Hiring Scandal: "Overall Disappointment"

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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The White House finally responds to the Justice Department Inspector General report saying two aides to Alberto Gonzales broke the law. Press Secretar...

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Ethics Panel Finds Former Alberto Gonzales Aides Broke Law In Hiring

New York Times | Eric Lichtblau | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Senior aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales broke the law by using politics to guide their hiring decisions for a wide range of important...

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FAQ: The End Of An Era For Underqualified Conservatives

236.com | David Bourgeois | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Shattering our long-held belief that the Bush Justice Department was completely independent of politics, a report released on Monday (from the same Ju...

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DOJ: Gonzales Aides Violated Federal Law

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former Justice Department officials broke the law by letting Bush administration politics dictate the hiring of prosecutors, immigr...

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Where's Alberto Gonzales?

Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

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There's a new game that can be played in DC, and it's called "Where In The World Is Alberto Gonzales." On Wednesday he published an op-ed in The LA T...

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Alberto Gonzo Returns With A Lecture On Equality

The Carpetbagger Report | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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We haven't heard too much from Alberto Gonzales since he resigned in disgrace as Attorney General. He was last seen struggling to find a job in his pr...

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Precedent George Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Bush's term in office will be remembered for the precedents it set, particularly in relation to the presidential power, and the separation of powers between the three branches of U.S. government.

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Justice Department Looked For Liberal "Buzz Words" On Resumes

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Ivy Leaguers and other top law students were rejected for plum Justice Department jobs two years ago because of their liberal leani...

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White House Subpoena Battle Hits Courts

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorney Scandal, Harriet Miers, Josh Bolten, U.S. Attorney Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, House Judiciary Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Congress was trying to be diplomatic when it brought an unprecedented lawsuit to settle its subpoena fight against the White House,...

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