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Gonzales Fingers Lame-Duck Aide

Posted May 15, 07 7:25 PM CDT in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – Paul McNulty bears the ultimate responsibility for the US attorney firings, Alberto Gonzales said today, placing the blame for the scandal rocking the Justice Department on its second-highest-ranking official. "He signed off on the names," the AG said. McNulty, who announced yesterday that he'll step down this summer, declined to respond, the AP reported.

A woman who called for the AG to resign interrupted his speech at the National Press Club and was removed. He has outlasted three other high-ranking department officials forced out by the scandal and continued to insist that he won't step down, saying, "At the end of the day, that is a question for the president of the United States."

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National Press Club officials remove an unidentified hooded demonstrator at the club in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was to speak at a news maker event. (AP...   (Associated Press)
In this Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, file photo, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty gestures during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. McNulty announced his resignation on Monday,...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, left, talks with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as they attend the annual Police Officers' Memorial Ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, left, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, stand during the playing of the National Anthem while attending the annual Police Officers' Memorial Ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington,...   (Associated Press)
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