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Gonzales Testifies Before Senate Panel
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Thursday, April 19, 2007; 6:31 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041902035.html?hpid=topnews


SEN. PATRICK J. LEAHY, D-VT. CHAIRMAN: Good morning.

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Today, the Department of Justice is experiencing a crisis of leadership perhaps unrivalled during its 137-year history. There's a growing scandal swirling around the dismissal and replacement of several prosecutors and persistent efforts to undermine and marginalize career lawyers in the Civil Rights Division and elsewhere in the department.

We hear disturbing reports that politics played a role in a growing number of cases. And I've warned for years against the lack of prosecutorial experience and judgment throughout the leadership ranks of the department.

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WillyT Thu Apr-19-07 07:11 PM
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