http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070503/fired-prosecutorsWASHINGTON — The Justice Department's former No. 2 official testified Thursday he was unaware of
plans to fire underperforming U.S. attorneys and praised all but one of the eight whose dismissals are
now being investigated by Congress.
Jim Comey, a Republican appointee who served as deputy attorney general from 2003 to 2005, said he
had one 15-minute conversation during his tenure about prosecutors who were considered weak
managers. Only one of the eight who were ultimately fired _ Kevin Ryan, the former U.S. attorney in
San Francisco _ fit that description, Comey said.Read the whole piece. Tick tock tick tock. Which ends first? The Bush Administration, or the last
remnants and shreds of democracy still clothing this country?
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070503/fired-prosecutorsWASHINGTON — The Justice Department's former No. 2 official testified Thursday he was unaware of
plans to fire underperforming U.S. attorneys and praised all but one of the eight whose dismissals are
now being investigated by Congress.
Jim Comey, a Republican appointee who served as deputy attorney general from 2003 to 2005, said he
had one 15-minute conversation during his tenure about prosecutors who were considered weak
managers. Only one of the eight who were ultimately fired _ Kevin Ryan, the former U.S. attorney in
San Francisco _ fit that description, Comey said.Read the whole piece. Tick tock tick tock. Which ends first? The Bush Administration, or the last
remnants and shreds of democracy still clothing this country?
