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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Gonzales Resigns as Attorney General — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
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CNN:
Attorney General Gonzales resigns, officials say — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, senior administration officials told CNN Monday. — Many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have long called for his ouster after the firing of several U.S. attorneys in 2006.
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Howard Schneider / Washington Post:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns — Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, according to an administration official, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the nature of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens.
Think Progress:
CNN: Bush Plans To Install Inexperienced, Bush Loyalist Clay Johnson At Homeland Security — This morning, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reported that "very senior level sources" inside the administration are telling her that Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff will replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation — One of the most blatantly dishonest political hacks ever to occupy the position of U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, has now resigned. This is a real moment of truth for the Democratic Congress.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Senior admin. officials: Chertoff may get nod — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush may nominate Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General, senior administration officials told CNN Monday. — Chertoff, 53, previously sat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court …
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Think Progress:
BREAKING: Alberto Gonzales Resigns — The New York Times reports Alberto Gonzales will announce his resignation later this morning: … U.S. News reported this weekend, "The buzz among top Bushies is that beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally plans to depart and will be replaced …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Gonzales Presser At 10:30 am ET — A press conference is scheduled for 10:30 am ET at the DOJ for the Alberto Gonzales resignation. CNN reports that President Bush will be making a live statement at 11:30 am ET this morning from Waco, TX. (Anyone know if Chertoff is in Waco for some reason this morning?)
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Gonzales Presser Live at 10:30 am ET — AG Alberto Gonzales will be giving a speech shortly at the Department of Justice. Shortly thereafter, scheduled for 11:30 am ET, President Bush will give a press conference in Waco, TX. — MSNBC talking heads Chris Matthews and Joe Scarborough …
Michelle Malkin:
Alberto Gonzales resigns...effective Sept. 17, 2007 — Update 11:05am Eastern. Here's the Gonzales vid. President Bush expected to comment separately at 11:50am. — Paul Mirengoff at Power Line: "I've never been a fan of Gonzales, but I can't help feeling sorry for him.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Gonzo Gone — Alberto Gonzales has resigned as Attorney General …
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Mark Silva / Chicago Tribune:Gonzales: 'I have lived the American dream'
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Andrew Cohen / Bench Conference: Good Riddance — When historians look back upon the disastrous tenure …
Carolynne Wheeler / Telegraph:
Palestinians back caliphate over politics — By day, they are the middle class, putting in days as mild-mannered teachers, factory supervisors and office clerks. — But by night, the growing number of supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Islamic fundamentalists who reject modern democracy …
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Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
U.S. sponsors Islamic convention — The Justice Department is co-sponsoring a convention held by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) — an unindicted co-conspirator in an ongoing federal terrorist funding case — a move that is raising concerns among the Justice's rank and file.
Guardian:
US pressure forces Iraq reconciliation — Ian Black, Middle East editor and Ed Pilkington — Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, and fellow leaders in the country have reached consensus on key areas of national reconciliation, under mounting US pressure to demonstrate political progress …
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Hannah Allam / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Iraqi insurgents taking cut of U.S. rebuilding money — BAGHDAD — Iraq's deadly insurgent groups have financed their war against U.S. troops in part with hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. rebuilding funds that they've extorted from Iraqi contractors in Anbar province.
Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
Democrats and Iraq: A War the US Might Just Win — Neo-neocon writes at Pajamas Media: … I agree with the basic point of neo-neocon: that, suddenly, we see good news coming from Iraq and that the Democrats might be forced to change their position, at least a bit.
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Poll: Young voters disenchanted with Republican party — Two larger-than-life politicians, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan, charged into the California governor's office with the help of young voters, many of whom were drawn to the Republican Party by a message of sunny optimism.
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