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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008
Gonzo: I'm A Casualty Of The War On Terror
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Looks like Gonzo still doesn't quite get it. Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -- under whose tenure the Justice Department often appeared to take its orders from the White House political office, and drafted memos that many experts said approved torture -- sat down with the Wall ...
Petition Wal-Mart to Hire Alberto Gonzales
patriotboy.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
Petition Wal-Mart to Hire Alberto Gonzales
— patriotboy.blogspot.com — It's a terrible shame that no one is willing to hire a former Attorney General of the... United States. That's especially true for Alberto Gonzales, a man who's proven that he'd do absolutely anything (lie, violate the constitution, break US law, ... (more) Petition Wal-Mart to Hire Alberto Gonzales

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"I Don't Recall Remembering" - The Alberto Gonzales Story
perrspectives.com - 12/31/2008
"I Don't Recall Remembering" - The Alberto Gonzales Story
— perrspectives.com — During April 2007 Senate testimony about his role in the purge of U.S. attorneys, Alberto Gonzales famously... explained, "that I don't recall remembering." Now comes word that the former Attorney General is writing a tell-nothing memoir designed to ... (more) "I Don't Recall Remembering" - The Alberto Gonzales Story

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lefarkins.blogspot.com - 12/31/2008
The Most Tragic Casualty of the War on Terror
— lefarkins.blogspot.com — Alberto Gonzales: "What is it that I did that is so fundamentally wrong, that deserves this kind... of response to my service?" he said during an interview Tuesday, offering his most extensive comments since leaving government. During a lunch meeting ... (more) The Most Tragic Casualty of the War on Terror

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Paul Krugman — Unusually, I’m having a vocabulary problem. There has to be some word for the kind of person who considers his mild discomfort the equivalent of torture, crippling injury, or death for other people. But I can’t think of it. What brings this to mind is this from Alberto Gonzales: I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror. This reminded me of Laura Bush’s ...

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