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Ninth Fired Prosecutor Named

Addition to list belies Gonzales testimony, shifts timetable

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted May 10, 2007 8:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – With Alberto Gonzales heading for more congressional grilling tomorrow—this time by the House—the Washington Post reports that a ninth federal prosecutor, Todd P. Graves, was asked to step down from his job in January 2006. Graves, who served in Kansas City, said he... Read full story »

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