Obama Us Attorneys

One-Third Of Obama's U.S. Attorneys Are Bush Holdovers

Main Justice | Andrew Ramonas | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


More than eight months after President Barack Obama took office, one third of the country's U.S. Attorney offices are still run by prosecutors appoint...

Daniel Bogden, Fired U.S. Attorney, Returning To Old Job Without Knowing Bush's Reasons

AP | KEN RITTER | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


LAS VEGAS — Daniel Bogden never really got a good answer why President George W. Bush fired him from his post as U.S. attorney for Nevada in 200...

Sam Stein

Obama Renominates U.S. Attorney Fired By Bush

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


A day after it was revealed that Bush administration strategist Karl Rove had played a greater role than previously acknowledged in the political purg...

DOJ: Remaining Bush U.S. Attorneys Can Stay

Tribune | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


With all the controversy surrounding the Bush administration's firings of several U.S. attorneys, the question for the Obama administration became: Wh...

Clues Leak Out: How Obama Will Deal With Bush-Appointed US Attorneys

legaltimes.typepad.com | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


In a meeting last month with the Barack Obama's transition staff, representatives of the nation's top prosecutors caught a glimpse of the president-el...

Bush-Loyal U.S. Attorney Refuses To Vacate Post

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


As Think Progress reports. when a new president is elected, U.S. attorneys generally submit their resignations to make way for the new appointees. But...