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NEWS ABOUT: Alberto Gonzales

Alberto Gonzales stories: 104 news summaries

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Mink: He's Merely a Pawn

Gonzales was Irrelevant even before the attorneys mess

Mar 29, 07 10:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who really cares if Alberto Gonzales resigns? Nobody but his family and friends, writes Eric Mink in the St. Louis Dispatch. Because Bush's embattled attorney general proved himself inconsequential long before the botched firings of the  insufficiently loyal U.S. attorneys. Congress learned how little clout the AG had when... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • Alberto Gonzales • US attorney • Attorney General • George W. Bush

Novak: Bush
Is Alone On Gonzales

"In half a century, I have not seen a president so isolated from his own party"

Mar 26, 07 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - There is virtually no support on Capitol Hill for the president's wish to save Alberto Gonzales, who is even more disliked than Rumsfeld was, Robert Novak wrote today. "In half a century, I have not seen a president so isolated from his own party in Congress.  Not Jimmy... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • Alberto Gonzales • Republican • Capitol Hill • Robert Novak • George W. Bush

Gates Pushed
to Close Guantanamo

New defense secretary butted heads with Cheney, Gonzales

Mar 23, 07 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newly appointed Defense Secretary Robert Gates pushed hard for shutting down the controversial detention center at Guantanamo Bay, but  was blocked by Cheney and Gonzales, until Bush pulled the plug on the argument.  Gates at least succeeded in halting a $100 million expansion of the prison he felt had... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • Dick Cheney • Alberto Gonzales • politics • prison • Robert Gates • Guantanamo Bay • abuse • defense secretary • George W. Bush

(Newser) - Emails the White House handed over to investigators today outline a systematic plan to fire U.S. attorneys who were too independent. D. Kyle Sampson, chief of staff to Alberto Gonzales, shot off a memo just after Bush's second inauguration suggesting Justice retain only attorneys who had "exhibited loyalty... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • US attorney • Kyle Sampson • Congressional investigations

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