Alberto Gonzales

Coming this Sunday in New York Times: Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias Hits Back at Karl Rove, Others

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

In an interview in Sunday 's New York Times Magazine, David Igelsias, fired by the Bush administration in the U.S. Attorney scandal, tackles a wide range of issues.

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Alberto Gonzales Finding It Tough To Land A New Job

Huffington Post | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics

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The New York Times is reporting Sunday that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is having a hard time finding a job at a law firm: He has, throu...

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HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson's Resignation -- A Window Into Bush Administration's Corruption, Indifference, and Incompetence

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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Peter Dreier

The involuntary resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson this week provides an opportunity to underscore and distinguish the three major failings of the Bush administration.

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Alberto Gonzales 'Repeatedly' Compares Himself, Bush Adiminstration To Lincoln Presidency

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday, former attorney general Alberto Gonzales gave a speech at Washington University, for which he was compensated $30,000. Gonzales agreed to a...

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Justice Department Accused Of Blocking Gonzales Probe

LA Times | Richard B. Schmitt and Tom Hamburger | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The government agency that enforces one of the principal laws aimed at keeping politics out of the civil service has accused the Justice Department of...

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Gonzales, Cheney's Lawyer Plotted Over CIA Torture Tapes

New York Times | MARK MAZZETTI and SCOTT SHANE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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At least four top White House lawyers took part in discussions with the Central Intelligence Agency between 2003 and 2005 about whether to destroy vid...

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Jury Deadlocked Over Homegrown "Sears Tower Terrorists"

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In a stinging defeat for the Bush administration, one of seven Miami men accused of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears T...

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Law Journal Names Alberto Gonzales "Lawyer Of The Year"

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Negative news coverage might have cost Alberto Gonzales his job as attorney general, but it won him a dubious honor yesterday from a magazine publishe...

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Alberto Gonzales Named The American Bar Association Journal's "Lawyer Of The Year"

ABA Journal | Siobhan Morrissey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The most talked-about attorney this past year by a mile, Gonzales, 52, rose from being the grandson of illegal immigrants to the first Hispan ic attor...

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The Ghost Of Gonzales: Justice Dept Still Backs Controversial Voter ID Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Though Alberto Gonzales is gone, the Justice Department is still backing controversial voter identification laws that many believe are specifically de...

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Sen. Whitehouse Reveals Secret Justice Dept. Memos: Bush Determines What Is Constitutional

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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This morning, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) delivered an impassioned floor speech to help frame the debate over FISA reform. Using his privilege as a...

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Alberto Gonzales Speaks, Endures "Screams Of 'Criminal' And 'Liar'"

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales endured screams of "criminal" and "liar" during a speech at the University of Florida on Monday evening. Abo...

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Embattled US Attorney In Minnesota Moved To DC Post

AP | Frederic J. Frommer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Rachel Paulose, the embattled U.S. attorney for Minnesota, will be leaving the post to take a position at the Justice Department in Washington, ending...

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Alberto Gonzales' Advice For Mukasey: "Follow The Law. That Was My Lodestar."

Thinkprogress.org | Amanda | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales spoke at the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, giving his views on "immigration, educat...

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Alberto Gonzales Defense Fund: Where To Send The Money

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The contribution form distributed by Leitch asks that donations be sent to a post office box in Alexandria. Leitch said in an e-mail yesterday that th...

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After Gonzales: Bush Promises To Rebuild Justice Department

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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President Bush welcomed Michael Mukasey back into government Wednesday and promised to help the new attorney general rebuild the top leadership of the...

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Alberto Gonzales Defense Fund Begins

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Supporters of former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales have created a trust fund to help pay for his legal expenses, which are mounting in the face...

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Gonzales Hires High-Powered Criminal Defense Lawyer

Newsweek | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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No sooner did Alberto Gonzales resign as attorney general last month than he retained a high-powered Washington criminal-defense lawyer to represent h...

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Dems Demand To See White House Memo Administration Claims Does Not Condone Torture

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Senate and House Democrats demanded Thursday to see two secret memos that reportedly authorize painful interrogation tactics against terror suspects -...

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Gonzales Says Goodbye: "I Have Seen Tyranny, Dishonesty, Corruption, And Depravity Of Types I Never Thought Possible"

Associated Press | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Resigning Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left the scandal-scarred Justice Department on Friday, declaring himself hopeful about its mission of ferr...

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Goodbye Gonzales: Attorney General "Just Sort Of Drifting Off"

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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After nine months of noisy controversy over his troubled tenure, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales is leaving office quietly today with a low-key f...

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