This Week in CQ Researcher

“Prosecutors and Politics,” by Kenneth Jost, June 22, 2007
Has the Justice Department become too politicized?

The Bush administration’s firing of nine U.S. attorneys has left Attorney General Alberto Gonzales clinging to his job while accusations of undue partisanship at the Justice Department intensify.

Has the Justice Department been too partisan under President Bush?
Should U.S. attorneys set policies independently?
Should selection or removal procedures for U.S. attorneys be changed?

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