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Article: BROWNLEE CONSIDERED FOR FIRING, POST SAYS
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- May 18, 2007
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Western Virginia U.S. Attorney John Brownlee's name was among
those on a list that the Justice Department considered as candidates
for firing, according to The Washington Post.
The Justice Department suggested about a quarter of U.S. attorneys
for possible dismissal between February 2005 and December 2006, the
Post said.
Justice Department officials first came under scrutiny this year
for the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, most of whom had high
performance ratings. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified last
week that termination efforts were limited to those original eight.
Critics have charged that attorneys were fired or considered for
firing based on their record of prosecuting ...