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On flight back to Texas, Gonzales cried, received a kiss from Bush.
thinkprogress.org - 1/22/2009
On flight back to Texas, Gonzales cried, received a kiss from Bush.
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Immediately after President Obama’s swearing-in yesterday, George W. Bush and a group of his loyalists — including Margaret Spellings, Karl Rove , and Alberto Gonzales — flew back to Texas for a “ welcome home ” rally. Cox News reporter Ken Herman caught up with ...
swamppolitics.com - 1/26/2009
Prosecuting torture: 'Hard to believe'
— swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general, made plenty of people uncomfortable... when he asserted, flatly, in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, that water-boarding is torture. ... (more) Prosecuting torture: 'Hard to believe'

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Ex-AG Gonzales: 'I Should Have Been More Engaged'
npr.org - 1/26/2009
Ex-AG Gonzales: 'I Should Have Been More Engaged'
— npr.org — Tell Me More , January 26, 2009 Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday rejected critics' charges... that he allowed the Justice Department to become politicized under his watch. Gonzales told host Michel Martin of NPR's Tell Me More that he ... (more) Ex-AG Gonzales: 'I Should Have Been More Engaged'

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harpers.org - 1/26/2009
Former U.S. Attorneys Describe Disgust Over Gonzales, Predict Mass Exodus from DOJ—By Scott ...
— harpers.org — Scott Horton Alberto Gonzales isn’t leaving. But evidently many of his best career staff are planning to... do exactly that if he hangs around. Speaking at a conference at Seattle University Law School, former U.S. attorneys John McKay, David Iglesias, ... (more) Former U.S. Attorneys Describe Disgust Over Gonzales, ...

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On goodbye flight to TX, Bush soothes wistful Gonzo with a kiss
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... Ken. I feel — being on this trip did a lot for me, in terms of just making me realize — it was a small part, but I played a part in protecting our country, and I take a great deal of pride in that. Watch this pathetic video of Gonzo; there’s serious denial that all these Bush loyalists earned a paycheck on our dime as we watched them f*ck up the country. Hat tip, Think Progress

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