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Alberto Gonzales stories: 104 news summaries

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Mukasey Faces Senate Hurdle

Judiciary Committee is demanding White House documents

Sep 18, 07 4:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The confirmation of former federal judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general may not be the slam dunk the White House expects it to be. Senate Democrats have warned that the Judiciary Committee will delay confirmation unless the administration turns over documents the panel is seeking in several investigations, reports the... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • White House • Michael Mukasey • warrantless wiretapping

Bush Names Mukasey for AG

Choice of retired federal judge seen as effort to avoid confirmation fight

Sep 17, 07 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush nominated retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey today as attorney general. Seen as a compromise that would avoid abrasive confirmation struggles but still maintain DoJ’s law-and-order mindset, the choice comes after Democrats vowed to block the more controversial Ted Olson, reports the New York Times. More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Charles Schumer • Senate • Michael Mukasey • George W. Bush

Federal Judge to Replace Gonzales

Compromise candidate will be named
attorney general

Sep 17, 07 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush  is expected to announce the appointment of retired New York federal judge Michael B. Mukasey  as attorney general, reports the Washington Post. Mukasey, 66, is considered an authority on national security issues and is a law-and-order conservative. He is also seen as someone who could be confirmed without... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Charles Schumer • Senate • Michael Mukasey • Theodore Olson • George W. Bush

Bush Might Nominate Mukasey

Bipartisan favorite on short list of attorney general candidates

Sep 15, 07 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge nominated by Reagan but endorsed by liberals may be Bush’s pick to replace Alberto Gonzalez, CNN reports. Michael B. Mukasey, 66, a high-profile judge for more than 15 years, is now on the short list of rumored attorney general candidates. Analysts say that Mukasey is ideal for... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Michael Mukasey • George W. Bush

Reid Vows to Block Olson
as AG Pick

Majority leader blasts reported Bush favorite  as Gonzales 2.0

Sep 13, 07 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pledged to stop conservative attorney Ted Olson from becoming attorney general if he's nominated, Reuters reports. The former solicitor general is thought to be President Bush's first choice, but faces stiff opposition from Dems who are pushing for a less partisan figure after Alberto Gonzales'... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Harry Reid • Theodore Olson

Olson May
Be Top Dog
on AG Roster

But conservative stalwart would face tough confirmation fight

Sep 12, 07 1:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative stalwart Theodore Olson is the likely top choice to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Reuters reports. The former solicitor general may have a partisan reputation among Democrats—he represented President Bush in the Florida election battle and was accused of trying to dig up anti-Clinton scandals in the 1990s—... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Michael Chertoff • Theodore Olson

Bush Zeros In
on Next AG

Candidate list down
to five; decision expected this week

Sep 10, 07 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is down to five candidates to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Of his current choices, Michael Mukasey, a former chief judge for the US Southern District of New York, has the most bi-partisan appeal, while Ted Olson, winning lawyer in the Supreme Court Bush v. Gore election case,... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Michael Chertoff • Larry Thompson • Michael Mukasey

At Justice, Chertoff Played Party Politics

AG frontrunner prosecuted Hillary Clinton fundraiser

Sep 4, 07 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Chertoff, a frontrunner to replace Alberto Gonzales, has impressive judicial credentials, but the LA Times reports that he also has a background tinged with partisan politics. While head of the Justice Department's criminal division, the current Homeland Security secretary met with conservative activists and brought controversial charges against an... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • homeland security • Michael Chertoff • Judicial Watch

Justice Dept. Will Investigate Whether Gonzales Lied

US attorney firings probe will expand

Aug 31, 07 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department will investigate whether Alberto Gonzales gave misleading testimony to Congress, including whether he lied about the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program and the US attorney firings. Inspector General Glenn Fine has alerted Congress to an expanded internal probe into the actions of the lame-luck AG, the Washington Post ... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • investigation • Monica Goodling • Attorney General • US attorney firings • Glenn Fine • warrantless wiretapping

Next AG Will Inherit Justice Budget Crunch

Pirority on terror has left few resources for other prosecutions

Aug 31, 07 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales' successor at Justice will find a department seriously weakened by budget cuts that have reduced prosecutions in all types of crimes, the Wall Street Journal reports. As funds have been redirected to fighting terrorism, positions in US attorneys offices remain unfilled, and investigations have languished for months.  More »

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Congress • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • US attorney • budget • Jerry Lewis

Gonzo's Exit Handcuffs
White House

New prosecutor will probe prez, Bork argues in National Review

Aug 29, 07 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dems will blitz Bush with document hunts and witness prep until election 2008, Robert Bork argues in the National Review, by demanding a special prosecutor along with the next attorney general. "A special prosecutor with unlimited funds, a soon-developed addiction to publicity, and a broad mandate" will go... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Patrick Fitzgerald • Karl Rove • Robert Bork • Lewis Scooter Libby • scandal • George W. Bush

With Gonzo Gone, Whither W?

Lame-duck Justice Dept., confirmation wrangling loom

Aug 28, 07 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales leaves the Justice Department swamped with scandal and doubt, and the White House in a pall of uncertainty. Bush is finally unburdened of one of his administration's biggest targets, but is also increasingly alone as his closest advisers evaporate. And the confirmation hearings for Gonzales' replacement could turn... More »

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Bush Lashes Out at Gonzales Critics

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

Aug 27, 07 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 echoed Bush's statements while others... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • US attorneys scandal • US attorney firings • Paul Clement • George W. Bush

Chertoff Eyed as AG Nominee

DHS chief would step in for Gonzales

Aug 27, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • homeland security • Whitewater • Michael Chertoff • Paul Clement • nominee

Alberto Gonzales Resigns

Attorney general steps down after months of criticism over politicized Justice Department

Aug 27, 07 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales has resigned, the White House told CNN today, after months of calls for his replacement—and even impeachment—from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worried that the Justice Department was becoming overly politicized. The AG told President Bush of his intention to step down Friday, following... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Karl Rove • Attorney General • White House • impeachment • resignation • US attorney firings • warrantless wiretapping

FBI Chief Refutes Gonzales

Mueller's notes call hospitalized Ashcroft 'barely articulate'

Aug 17, 07 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newly released notes taken by the FBI director in 2004 contradict Alberto Gonzales' Senate testimony about the internal conflict over the warrantless wiretapping program. Robert Mueller's heavily redacted notes refer to hospitalized AG John Ashcroft as "feeble" and "barely articulate," the Washington Post reports—a far cry... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • FBI • John Ashcroft • James Comey • Robert Mueller • NSA • warrantless wiretapping

Bush Dismisses Gas Tax Hike for Bridge Repair

Prez blasts Congress, warns Iran over Iraq, asks Sarkozy to lunch

Aug 9, 07 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today rejected a gasoline tax increase that would raise money for bridge repairs across the country, saying Congress should reevaluate the way it allocates tax revenues now. In a wide-ranging press conference before departing for vacation in Maine, he continued to defend Alberto Gonzales and fielded numerous questions... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • taxes • Democratic Congress • gas • bridge collapse • bridge • repair • George W. Bush

Rove Won't Testify, Citing Privilege

Counsel orders adviser to keep mum; Gonzales stands pat on testimony

Aug 2, 07 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House has ordered Karl Rove to keep quiet—despite a subpoena by congressional Dems probing the US Attorney firings. In a political fait accompli, counsel Fred Fielding told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the adviser is "immune from compelled congressional testimony" about White House machinations. More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Karl Rove • investigation • Attorney General • Senate Judiciary Committee • White House • executive privilege • National Security Agency • warrantless wiretapping

US Attorney Targeted After DoJ Brushoff

Lawyer put on pink-slip list after refusal to slow case vs. drugmaker

Aug 1, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US attorney testified yesterday that he found himself on a firings list after rebuffing DoJ pressure to slow a case—on the eve of a guilty plea. The Post reports a Justice higher-up urged John Brownlee to stall proceedings against the manufacturer of an addictive painkiller hours before it... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • US attorney • OxyContin • John Brownlee

DNI Exposes Broader Spying

Gonzales still under fire for perjury

Aug 1, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The executive branch has had more authority to spy on citizens than yet reported, the Washington Post revealed today. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell explained yesterday that the controversial NSA warrantless wiretapping and data mining program was only one element in a broader series of secret surveillance activities issued... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Charles Schumer • Arlen Specter • NSA • spy • surveillance • wiretap • executive order • Mike McConnell • DNI • data mining • warrantless wiretapping

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