GSA Chief Accused of Playing Politics “Lurita Doan, Chief Administrator of the General Services Administration, joined Karl Rove deputy Scott Jennings in a videoconference earlier this year with top GSA political appointees, who discussed ways to help Republican candidates. Jennings gave a PowerPoint presentation on Jan. 26 of polling data about the 2006 elections; afterwards, Doan allegedly asked how they could “help ‘our candidates’ in the next elections,” according to a March 6 letter to Doan from Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.” (Washington Post)US Attorney in Michigan Disputes Reason for Removal “The ousted United States attorney in western Michigan said Thursday that she was told last November that she was being forced out to make way for another lawyer the Bush administration wanted to groom, not because of management problems. The federal prosecutor, Margaret M. Chiara, 63, speaking publicly for the first time since leaving office last Friday, said in an interview that a senior Justice Department official had told her that her resignation was necessary to create a slot for ‘an individual they wanted to advance.'” (NY Times)
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