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Scully60 · 06-24-2008, 06:36 PM

Audit: Dems, liberals passed over at Justice - USATODAY.com

The long-awaited report confirms widespread criticism last year that the once fiercely independent Justice Department was victim to political meddling by the Bush administration. The scandal led to the resignation last September of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

"Many qualified candidates were deselected by the screening committee because of their perceived political or ideological affiliations" in 2006, the audit concludes.

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Scully60 2,500+ posts Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Comstock Park Posts: 3,355 #25 Blair White	Audit: Dems, liberals passed over for Justice jobs. Audit: Dems, liberals passed over at Justice - USATODAY.com The long-awaited report confirms widespread criticism last year that the once fiercely independent Justice Department was victim to political meddling by the Bush administration. The scandal led to the resignation last September of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "Many qualified candidates were deselected by the screening committee because of their perceived political or ideological affiliations" in 2006, the audit concludes. __________________ http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ Progressives: Forward.Thinking. "We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead." -- Thomas Jefferson " ...be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Gandhi "...the fierce urgency of now." -- Dr. Martin Luther King