Read more US attorneys scandal stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1169/us-attorneys-scandal.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:40:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65838/obama-nominates-us-attorney-fired-under-bush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US attorney fired by the Bush administration is set to get his old job back, the Washington Post reports. Daniel Bolger, whose 2006 firing is among those being probed for partisan motivation, has been nominated by President Obama to again be the federal prosecutor for Nevada. Former Attorney General...http://www.newser.com/story/65838/obama-nominates-us-attorney-fired-under-bush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 8:49:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52206/gop-finds-promising-candidates-in-us-attorneys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS attorneys have been a sore subject for Republicans since the Bush administration's politically motivated dismissal of eight prosecutors in 2006. But in the Obama age, the office is becoming a wellspring of strong Republican candidates, Politico reports. The current climate of public distrust toward government and financial institutions means...http://www.newser.com/story/52206/gop-finds-promising-candidates-in-us-attorneys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50406/obama-could-expose-secrets-of-the-bush-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood government groups spent years suing and lobbying to expose the Bush administration’s secrets. Will President Obama spill the beans on his predecessor? Politico outlines major secrets Obama can choose to air or keep: US attorney firings: Claiming executive privilege, Karl Rove refused to testify. But Rove has been re-subpoenaed,...http://www.newser.com/story/50406/obama-could-expose-secrets-of-the-bush-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 9:19:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49742/rove-will-cooperate-in-us-attorney-firings-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a reversal, Karl Rove will cooperate with a federal investigation into the firings of nine US attorneys, Talking Points Memo reports. Rove had refused to cooperate in an earlier inquiry on the firings, which Justice Department officials said severely “hindered” the inquiry. A lawyer for Rove says the earlier...http://www.newser.com/story/49742/rove-will-cooperate-in-us-attorney-firings-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 6:49:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49045/rove-slapped-with-another-subpoena.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers subpoenaed Karl Rove today to testify about alleged politicization of the Justice Department, USA Today reports. Subpoenaed for the first time last Congress, Rove claimed executive privilege and refused to show. Conyers said that unlike former President Bush, President Obama does not support immunity...http://www.newser.com/story/49045/rove-slapped-with-another-subpoena.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 20:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48652/10-democrats-obama-must-watch-out-for.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe good vibrations can’t last forever. Sooner or later, President Obama is bound to run afoul of members of his own party. Glenn Thrush, in Politico, scopes out the suspects: John Conyers: The irrepressible House Judiciary chairman wants to investigate the US attorneys scandal and other potential Bush-era malfeasance, despite...http://www.newser.com/story/48652/10-democrats-obama-must-watch-out-for.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 13:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42730/proof-mounts-of-impropriety-by-feds-in-siegelman-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew court documents call further into question the actions of Justice Department officials in their prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman on corruption charges, Time reports. With the Democrat’s appeal scheduled for next month, the House Judiciary Committee disclosed violations by the Bush-appointed US Attorney, Leura Canary, who publicly...http://www.newser.com/story/42730/proof-mounts-of-impropriety-by-feds-in-siegelman-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Nov 2008 14:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38684/mukasey-taps-prosecutor-for-attorney-firings-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor today to look into the attorney firing scandal today, Reuters reports, after an internal investigation came up empty-handed. Many top witnesses, such as Karl Rove, didn’t cooperate, but could now be subpoenaed by Connecticut prosecutor Nora Dannehy.http://www.newser.com/story/38684/mukasey-taps-prosecutor-for-attorney-firings-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Sep 2008 13:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30807/probe-finds-bias-in-justice-dept-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Justice Department screened applicants to its internship and recruitment programs for conservative attitudes and credentials, rejecting applicants with liberal-sounding resumes, the Washington Post reports. Today's report by the department’s inspector general details a history of partisan hiring practices beginning in 2002 and concludes that the process "undermined confidence in...http://www.newser.com/story/30807/probe-finds-bias-in-justice-dept-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jun 2008 15:25:40 CDT