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By Paul Krugman
The New York Times
Monday 12 March 2007
Nobody is surprised to learn that the Justice Department was lying when it claimed that recently fired federal
prosecutors were dismissed for poor performance. Nor is anyone surprised to learn that White House political operatives
were pulling the strings.
What is surprising is how fast the truth is emerging about what Alberto Gonzales, the attorney general, dismissed just
five days ago as an "overblown personnel matter."
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By Ron Hutcheson, Marisa Taylor and Margaret Talev
Sunday 11 March 2007
Washington - The White House acknowledged on Sunday that presidential adviser Karl Rove served as a conduit for
complaints about federal prosecutors as House investigators declared their intention to question him about any role he
may have played in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Rove relayed complaints from Republican officials and others to the Justice
Department and the White House counsel's office. She said Rove, the chief White House political operative, specifically
recalled passing along complaints about former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias and may have mentioned the grumblings about
Iglesias to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
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The Associated Press
Sunday 11 March 2007
Washington - The Senate's No. 3 Democrat said Sunday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign because he is
putting politics above the law. Sen. Charles Schumer cited the FBI's illegal snooping into people's private lives and
the Justice Department's firing of federal prosecutors.
Schumer, D-New York, said Gonzales repeatedly has shown more allegiance to President Bush than to citizens' legal
rights since taking his job in early 2005.
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