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Six of the eight U.S. attorneys fired by the Justice Department ranked in the top third among their peers for the number of prosecutions filed last year, according to an analysis of federal records.
In addition, five of the eight were among the government’s top performers in winning convictions.
It’s not a gap in the emails, says DOJ spokesman Brian Roehrkasse. It’s a “lull.”
Today’s Must Read: the case of U.S. Attorney for San Francisco Kevin Ryan, a “loyal Bushie” who would have escaped the purge if his incompetence hadn’t threatened to become a PR liability for the Justice Department.
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Senate committee votes to authorize subpoenas for Karl Rove and other White House officials.
James Tobin, the RNC official convicted for his role in the New Hampshire phone jamming, may get off on a technicality.
“The campaign goes on.”
John Edwards flatly denies reports that he’s suspending his campaign due to his wife’s illness.
Kyle Sampson has a date with the Senate Judiciary Committee next Thursday.
I’ve said quite a few times now that this administration has a deep anti-constitutionalist bent. And now Tony Snow has come out and said it flat out.
This morning Snow told ABC News: “The executive branch is under no compulsion to testify to Congress, because Congress in fact doesn’t have oversight ability.”