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David Johnston / New York Times:
Gonzales Aide Suggested Replacements for Attorneys — A Justice Department e-mail released today shows that the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed replacement candidates for seven United States attorneys nearly a year before those prosecutors were fired …
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Ari Shapiro / NPR:
Documents Show Justice Ranking U.S. Attorneys — · The Justice Department sent Congress a new batch of documents about the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys. The documents show Justice Department and White House staffers planning the firings and trying to control the subsequent fallout.
New York Times:
E-Mail Identified G.O.P. Candidates for Justice Jobs — A Justice Department e-mail message released on Friday shows that the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed replacement candidates for United States attorneys nearly a year before they were dismissed in December 2006.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Political Résumé, Not Court, Stood Out for a Contender — Rachel L. Brand, by her own admission, has never prosecuted so much as a traffic case. But in January 2006, when Justice Department officials began to discuss removing some United States attorneys …
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E-mails contradict testimony in U.S. attorneys scandal — WASHINGTON - A U.S. attorney in Wisconsin who prosecuted a state Democratic official on corruption charges during last year's heated governor's race was once targeted for firing by the Department of Justice, but given a reprieve for reasons that remain unclear.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
From the Courthouse to the White House — Fred Thompson auditions for the leading role. — A strange thing happened a few weeks back when I went to the Café Promenade at the Mayflower Hotel for an off-the-record interview with an unpaid adviser to the non-campaign of unannounced presidential candidate Fred Thompson.
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New York Times:
In the Spotlight, the Politics of Buckling Up — As constituents and public officials wished Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey a full recovery from his injuries in a car accident, many were shaking their heads that someone who is so smart, and has so much to lose, would put himself at risk by apparently not wearing a seat belt.
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Kathy Matheson / Associated Press:
Corzine may not have been buckled up — CAMDEN, N.J. - Gov. Jon S. Corzine was apparently riding without a seat belt, in violation of state law, when he was critically injured in the crash of his official vehicle, a spokesman said Friday. — A state trooper was at the wheel and the governor …
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Sunni Factions Split With Al-Qaeda Group — Rift Further Blurs Battle Lines in Iraq — Key Sunni militant groups are severing their association with al-Qaeda in Iraq, a Sunni group that claims allegiance to the organization led by Osama bin Laden. The split could help isolate a primary foe …
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Ken Kolker / MLive.com:
Snow won't dampen global-warming rallies — The weather forecast for Saturday's global warming rallies in Grand Rapids and Holland calls for snow and cold rain and temperatures in the 40s — about 10 degrees below normal. — For some, this might make global warming a tough sell.
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Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Warner's Fundraising Prompts Speculation on Reelection Plans — U.S. Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) reported Thursday that he has raised only $500 in campaign contributions during the first three months of the year, fueling speculation that he may not seek a sixth term next year.
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David Carr / New York Times:
Flying Solo Past the Point of No Return — For a few days, it seemed as if Don Imus would somehow pull out of the death spiral. After all, once he came under fire, Mr. Imus said he was sorry for the racial insult, said he was sorry again and then began a week of penance …
Tim Blair / NEWS.com.au:
Life's little contradictions — We all know people whose passionate beliefs stand in direct opposition to their other passionate beliefs. Here's a handy list of 30 contradictory concepts. — 1 The same people who claim to worry most about future generations surviving climate change …
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Washington Post:
Excessive Force By Marines Alleged — Afghan Report on Killings of Civilians Is Called Consistent With U.S. Findings — A platoon of elite Marine Special Operations troops reacted with "excessive force" after an ambush in Afghanistan last month, opening fire on pedestrians and civilian vehicles along …
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Paul Mirengoff / News Bloggers Blog:
Imus, a postscript — I haven't written about the Imus affair here. I never listen to Imus and thus have no opinion of or particular interest in him. My main interest in the matter was simply to see how it would play out and what the outcome would say about the state of our culture.