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Bush Lashes Out at Gonzales Critics

Prez says AG's 'good name was dragged through the mud'

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2007 1:41 PM CDT

(Newser) – Remaining loyal to his old Texas pal, President Bush fiercely defended Alberto Gonzales today despite grudgingly accepting his resignation. Bush said the AG suffered "unfair treatment" and that his "good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons." Some Republican lawmakers... Read full story »

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