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| US Attorney General resigns |
| US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a months-long standoff with Republican and Democratic critics who called for his ouster
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 27-August-2007
10:42:57 AM |
| The likely temporary replacement for Gonzales is Solicitor General Paul Clement, who would take over until a permanent replacement is found, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Justice Department planned a news conference for 1430 GMT in Washington.
President George W Bush was expected to discuss Gonzales' departure at his Crawford, Texas, ranch before leaving on a trip to western states.
Two administration officials speaking on grounds of anonymity said that Gonzales had submitted a resignation letter last Friday.
These officials declined to be identified because the formal announcement about Gonzales was still pending.
A longtime friend of Bush, who once considered him for appointment to the Supreme Court, Gonzales is the fourth high-ranking administration official to leave since November 2006.
Donald H. Rumsfeld, an architect of the Iraq war, resigned as defense secretary one day after the November elections.
Paul Wolfowitz agreed in May to step down as president of the World Bank after an ethics inquiry. And top Bush adviser Karl Rove earlier this month announced he was stepping down.
A frequent Democratic target, Gonzales could not satisfy critics who said he had lost credibility over the Justice Department's botched handling of warrantless wiretaps related to the threat of terrorism and the firings of several US attorneys.
As attorney general and earlier as White House counsel, Gonzales pushed for expanded presidential powers, including the eavesdropping authority.
He drafted controversial rules for military war tribunals and sought to limit the legal rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay - prompting lawsuits by civil libertarians who said the government was violating the Constitution in its pursuit of terrorists.
Bush and Gonzales had lunch over the weekend in advance of announcing his resignation.
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