Critics Doubt Official Looking Into Rove “Even as Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch moved forward with plans for a sweeping probe of the Bush administration, several advocacy groups complained that his ties to the administration and to conservative groups, as well as his record on gay rights and whistle-blowers, made him the wrong man for the job. ‘There is a serious question as to whether Bloch will just provide cover for an administration that is covering for him,’ said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a Democratic-leaning group.” (LA Times)Gonzales Watch: AG to Meet with Angry Senator “Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has set up a meeting with Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, who has accused Gonzales of lying to him about plans to replace a U.S. attorney in his state. Pryor’s communications director, Michael Teague, told U.S. News that Gonzales’s office called Pryor late Monday and scheduled a meeting for Wednesday morning.” (US News)
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