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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Gonzales Resigns as Attorney General — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
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CNN:
Attorney General Gonzales resigns, officials say — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, senior administration officials told CNN Monday. — Many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have long called for his ouster after the firing of several U.S. attorneys in 2006.
Howard Schneider / Washington Post:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced his resignation today, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and over the use of warrantless wiretaps in the war on terror.
Think Progress:
CNN: Bush Plans To Install Inexperienced, Bush Loyalist Clay Johnson At Homeland Security — This morning, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reported that "very senior level sources" inside the administration are telling her that Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff will replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Senior admin. officials: Chertoff may get nod — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush may nominate Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General, senior administration officials told CNN Monday. — Chertoff, 53, previously sat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court …
Michelle Malkin:
Alberto Gonzales resigns...effective Sept. 17, 2007 Update: Bush: "It's sad;" Paul Clement will serve as acting AG — Update 11:52am Eastern. Bush is lauding Gonzales for his "integrity, decency, and principle." "Trusted adviser and close friend...After months of unfair treatment …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation — One of the most blatantly dishonest political hacks ever to occupy the position of U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, has now resigned. This is a real moment of truth for the Democratic Congress.
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Think Progress:
BREAKING: Alberto Gonzales Resigns — The New York Times reports Alberto Gonzales will announce his resignation later this morning: … U.S. News reported this weekend, "The buzz among top Bushies is that beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally plans to depart and will be replaced …
Mike Allen / The Politico:Embattled Gonzales quits at last
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Gonzo Gone — Alberto Gonzales has resigned as Attorney General …
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Andrew Cohen / Bench Conference: Good Riddance — When historians look back upon the disastrous tenure …
Megan Greenwell / Washington Post:
Iraqi Leaders Reach Accord On Prisoners, Ex-Baathists — After Meeting, Maliki Berates Clinton and Other Democrats — Iraq's top five political leaders announced an agreement Sunday night to release thousands of prisoners being held without charge and to reform the law that has kept thousands …
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: The MacArthur Lunch — Should the United States run Iraq like Gen. Douglas MacArthur in postwar Japan or seek a local leader like Hamid Karzai and operate behind the scenes?
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Carolynne Wheeler / Telegraph:
Palestinians back caliphate over politics — By day, they are the middle class, putting in days as mild-mannered teachers, factory supervisors and office clerks. — But by night, the growing number of supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Islamic fundamentalists who reject modern democracy …
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Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
U.S. sponsors Islamic convention — The Justice Department is co-sponsoring a convention held by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) — an unindicted co-conspirator in an ongoing federal terrorist funding case — a move that is raising concerns among the Justice's rank and file.
Hannah Allam / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Iraqi insurgents taking cut of U.S. rebuilding money — BAGHDAD — Iraq's deadly insurgent groups have financed their war against U.S. troops in part with hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. rebuilding funds that they've extorted from Iraqi contractors in Anbar province.
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The Outsider's Insider — Sen. Barack Obama had hired Pete Rouse for just such a moment. — It was the fall of 2005, and the celebrated young senator — still new to Capitol Hill but aware of his prospects for higher office — was thinking about voting to confirm John G. Roberts Jr. as chief justice.
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Poll: Young voters disenchanted with Republican party — Two larger-than-life politicians, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan, charged into the California governor's office with the help of young voters, many of whom were drawn to the Republican Party by a message of sunny optimism.
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