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Comey Defends Fired Attorneys

Most were strong performers, former deputy AG tells House panel

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted May 4, 2007 8:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – Most of the U.S. attorneys axed en masse by the Justice Department last year weren't underperforming, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey told a House panel yesterday. Comey, who left Justice over a year before the firings, said he'd rated the attorneys' performance for... Read full story »

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