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News: Hiring Coup or Tainted Hire?
On August 1, Alberto Gonzales will start working at Texas Tech University, where he will teach a seminar in political science while helping the university (and Angelo State University) recruit and retain first generation college students. In announcing the appointment last week, Texas Tech ...
Alberto Gonzales, former U.S. attorney general, expected to teach at Texas Tech University
statesman.com — Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as the Bush administration’s embattled attorney general nearly two years ago, has lined up a fall-semester teaching spot at Texas Tech University, the university confirmed today. Gonzales, who was Gov. George ... (more) Alberto Gonzales, former U.S. attorney general, expected ...
WH Counsel Gonzo To DOJ: When We Said We Cared About Your Legal Opinions On Surveillance, We ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Another great nugget from that just-released inspector generals' report on surveillance... Check out the amazing 2004 letter from Alberto Gonzales, at the time the White House counsel, to then-Deputy Attorney General James Comey, who had raised ... (more) WH Counsel Gonzo To DOJ: When We Said We Cared About ...
The “Mystery” of the “Other Intelligence Activities”
The “Mystery” of the “Other Intelligence Activities”
emptywheel.firedoglake.com — photo by mandj98 I was a bit disappointed by the number of stories about the IG Report on the domestic surveillance program last week that claimed the report revealed the program was larger or more extensive than previously admitted or known. ... (more) The “Mystery” of the “Other Intelligence Activities”
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Texas Tech Administrators Brush Aside Outcry Over Gonzales Hiring, Defend $100,000 Salary
Think Progress — Last week, Texas Tech announced that it had offered former Bush attorney general Alberto Gonzales a position to teach political science during the upcoming fall semester. Gonzales will be a visiting professor leading a course on “contemporary issues in the executive branch” and focusing on “recruiting and retaining first generation and under-represented students.” Reactions from angry students and alumni were swift. Two Facebook groups with several hundred members total have even popped up: ...

Texas Tech Administrators Brush Aside Outcry Over Gonzales Hiring, Defend $100,000 Salary
The Hollywood Liberal — ... . Gonzales will be a visiting professor leading a course on “contemporary issues in the executive branch” and focusing on “recruiting and retaining first generation and under-represented students.” Reactions from angry students and alumni were swift. Two ...

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