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Argument: Argument thesis  Bush administration misused DoJ to advance GOP interests
Node type: Node supports parent assertion  This node supports its parent
Parent Node: Node supports parent assertion  Fired U.S. Attorneys that were investigating Republicans
Node Text: Paul Charlton, U.S. Attorney for Arizona

"Two weeks after Arizona U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton was ordered to give up his post, he sent an e-mail to a top Justice Department official asking how to handle questions that his ouster was connected to his investigation of Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz.

Charlton, one of eight federal prosecutors forced to resign last year, never received a written response....

When the first list of U.S. attorneys targeted for ouster was drafted, Charlton's name was not on it. But his name was on a subsequent list, drafted in September. Although the Renzi inquiry was not yet public, it is likely the Justice Department was aware of the investigation, said a former U.S. attorney who is familiar with the protocol when a sitting lawmaker is involved."

http://www.azcentral.com/...
Node Created: coolgeek — 2007-04-10 05:28:46

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