Editors' Blog Did the administration intend by Paul Kiel 03.09.07 | 12:57 pm Did the administration intend to replace the fired U.S. attorneys wtih handpicked party loyalists and then avoid Senate confirmation? Well, that’s what Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) said one of the former prosecutors told him. Send Tips Paul Kiel is a former TPM reporter who covers covers business and consumer finance for ProPublica.