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Chertoff Eyed as AG Nominee

DHS chief would step in for Gonzales

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(Newser) – Michael Chertoff is the top candidate to replace resigning AG Alberto Gonzales, White House sources tell CNN. The Department of Homeland Security chief served as an assistant AG early in the Bush years. Speculation about Chertoff's promotion began as early as Friday, as a US News & World Report blog said there was "buzz" that Gonzales was out.

The political blogs, including Think Progress, are also lit up this morning about the rumor that Solicitor General Paul Clement may take over the AG post temporarily. A Chertoff nomination could be expected rankle Hillary Clinton; Chertoff had an instrumental role in the Whitewater investigation that plagued the Clinton White House, and she was the only senator to vote against his US circuit court appointment several years ago.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speaks in San Pedro, Calif., in this July 20, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, FILE)
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speaks in San Pedro, Calif., in this July 20, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, FILE)   (Associated Press)
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, right, speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations for the U. S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, in Washington Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner W. Ralph Basham listens at left. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, right, speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations for the U. S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, in Washington Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, left, and Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, right, during a press briefing in this, Aug. 10, 2006, file photo in Washington. Gonzales, under fire from congressional Democrats, has resigned, senior Bush administration officials said Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, files)
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, left, and Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, right, during a press briefing in this, Aug. 10, 2006, file photo in Washington. Gonzales, under fire from...   (Associated Press)
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