Fired Prosecutor Says Gonzales Pushed Death Penalty  —  Figures Show Attorney General Often Overrules U.S. Attorneys' Arguments Against Capital Charges  —  Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales …

Leahy: Bush's lawlessness worse than Nixon's  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) blasted the Bush administration Wednesday, indicating that it is disregarding the law more flagrantly than the Nixon administration.  —  "Certainly not since I've been old enough to vote …

Immigration bill struggling  —  Proponents of the Senate immigration bill were unable to block an amendment Wednesday on identification requirements, casting doubt on whether the overall measure will clear a crucial test vote set for Thursday morning.  —  The bill survived its first cloture motion Tuesday by a vote of 64 to 35.

Romney in Deep Doo-Doo?  —  I'll have a more formal version of this story up in a bit, but: it turns out that strapping your dog to the roof of your car might actually be against Massachusetts state law, which says anyone who … Not that we can lock him him up.

Journeys of a shared life  —  Raising sons, rising expectations bring unexpected turns  —  The five Romney boys each had their own profiles within the family.  As Tagg would later describe his brothers, Matt was "the jokester, always pushing people's buttons" and Josh was "the typical middle child …