The House Judiciary Committee has reached an agreement with John Ashcroft securing his testimony at a federal hearing concerning the $27 million to $52 million no-bid contract he received from his former subordinate, U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie. The committee was preparing to subpoena Ashcroft if he refused to testify voluntarily. Christie, however, will not appear at the hearing because the Justice Department has decided to send a U.S. Attorney from Georgia instead. (AP)
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