finally! On 8/27/07, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/27/AR2007082700372.html?hpid=artslot > > Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns > > By Howard Schneider > Washington Post Staff Writer > Monday, August 27, 2007; 9:24 AM > > Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, > according to an administration official, ending a controversial cabinet > tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. > attorneys and the nature of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens. > > The official said Gonzales submitted a letter on Friday saying he had decided > to step down, but the announcement was withheld until he met with President > Bush at the president's Crawford ranch. His resignation will be announced at > a press conference scheduled at 10:30. > > Gonzales' decision was first reported by the New York Times on its Web site. > > Gonzales' resignation marks the loss of another Bush loyalist at a time when > his support in public opinion polls has been lagging. Though Bush had voiced > continued support for Gonzales, a longtime ally from Texas, the attorney > general's support in Congress had withered after a series of run-ins that > prompted some lawmakers to allege he had committed perjury. > > His testimony on issues like a federal wiretap program required follow-up > explanations and was contradicted by documents or the statements of other > federal officials. At hearings on the U.S. attorney firings, Gonzales > frequently said he could not remember details about key events -- frustrating > members of Congress who felt he was trying to minimize his role in > politically motivated dismissals. > > The departure leaves Bush with a key cabinet opening nearing the end of his > second term. As controversy around Gonzales mounted, so has speculation about > possible replacements. Among the names mentioned by lawmakers and their aides > in recent weeks: Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff; former deputy > attorney general James Comey and former deputy attorney Larry Thompson. > > >
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