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AG Refutes Account of Hospital Visit

Senators assail Gonzales in acrimonious oversight hearing

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 24, 2007 4:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – Alberto Gonzales today refuted an ex-colleague's dramatic testimony about a 2004 visit to John Ashcroft's hospital bed, but the Senate Judiciary Committee wasn't buying it. Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter were openly skeptical of the AG's account of the scene in John Ashcroft's room, and... Read full story »

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