Truthout Links
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Roll Call: Alberto's Allies Are Scarce
Despite President Bush's unwavering public support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the White House is doing
little privately to lobby Republican senators to get behind the embattled Justice Department chief, according to senior
Senate sources. In fact, Senate Republicans said Monday that the administration essentially has been absent when it
comes to courting defenders for the attorney general, who has been under fire for the controversial dismissal of eight
US attorneys.
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ABC News: DOJ Official McNulty Ignored White House in Testimony
The firestorm over the fired US attorneys was sparked last month when a top Justice Department official ignored guidance
from the White House and rejected advice from senior administration lawyers over his testimony before the Senate
Judiciary Committee. McNulty went well beyond the scope of what the White House cleared him to say when it approved his
written testimony the week before the hearing, according to administration sources closely involved in the matter.
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Financial Times: Aides to Bush Ordered Not to Destroy Email
The Republican National Committee and chairman of George W. Bush's 2004 campaign have been ordered to preserve all email
related to White House business because they might be relevant to multiple Congressional investigations.
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The New York Times Editorial: Time for Answers
"The news that Monica Goodling, counsel to the attorney general and liaison to the White House, is invoking her Fifth
Amendment right against self-incrimination takes the United States attorney scandal to a new level. Ms. Goodling's
decision comes just days after the Justice Department released documents strongly suggesting that Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales has not been honest about his own role in the firing of eight federal prosecutors. Mr. Gonzales is
scheduled to testify before the Senate in three weeks, but that is too long to wait. He should speak now, and explain
why he continues to insist that his department did nothing wrong," writes the New York Times.
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