Gonzales Preps for Showdown with Senate “His job on the line, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales shelved plans for a family vacation and began prepping Monday for a showdown with senators over the firings of federal prosecutors. An appearance next week in front of a Senate panel that oversees Justice Department spending is shaping up as a trial run for Gonzales’ scheduled April 17 testimony to a separate Senate committee investigating the eight dismissals.” (Associated Press)Republicans Gird for Surge of Investigations “The hearings over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys are just the start for Democratic congressional investigators, and Republicans at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue know it. For the first time since 1994, Democrats control both houses and have a long list of issues they say demand investigation.” (Washington Times)
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