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By John Solomon and Dan Eggen
The Washington Post
Saturday 03 March 2007
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The White House approved the firings of seven U.S. attorneys late last year after senior Justice Department officials
identified the prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush's policies on immigration,
firearms and other issues, White House and Justice Department officials said yesterday.
The list of prosecutors was assembled last fall, based largely on complaints from members of Congress, law enforcement
officials and career Justice Department lawyers, administration officials said.
One of the complaints came from Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.), who specifically raised concerns with the Justice
Department last fall about the performance of then-U.S. Attorney David C. Iglesias of New Mexico, according to
administration officials and Domenici's office.
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