Former Bushees Lobbying to Get Justice Dept. to Bend Ethics Report on Interrogations

Ahhh.  Now this is Washington politics at its best. We’ll see who, if anyone, is willing to bend the ethics in the ethics report. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Former Bush administration officials are launching a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to urge Justice Department leaders to soften an ethics report criticizing lawyers…

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Atty. Gen. Holder Assures Federal Judges He’ll Upgrade Professionalism at Justice Dept.

In recent months, federal judges have chastised federal prosecutors around the country including in Washington, Miami and Montana. The newly minted Atty. General Eric Holder Jr. has vowed to address this. Joe Palazzolo The National Law Journal WASHINGTON — In his first confab with the nation’s chief federal district judges, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr….

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Dozens of U.S. Attorneys Remain: How Bi-Partisan Should Administration Be When Deciding Whether to Replace Them?

The Obama administration is faced with a tough challenge: trying to look bi-partisan when it comes to serving up justice while taking advantage of all the political plums available. By Mary Jacoby Main Justice WASHINGTON — In March, the Washington Post reported that several highly political Bush-appointed U.S. Attorneys were seeking to stay in their…

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