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Partisan Politics at the Justice Department
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faces more questions about partisan politics in the administration of justice. Also, Democrats respond to record-high gas prices and, on Reporter's Notebook, the possible discovery of Herod's tomb.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAttorney General Alberto Gonzales faces more questions about partisan politics in the administration of justice. Were federal prosecutors hired for their Republican leanings? Did they use their power to influence some of last year's closest elections? Also, Congressional Democrats respond to record-high gas prices and, on Reporter's Notebook, is a sarcophagus broken into hundreds of pieces the long-sought Herod's tomb?
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3 storiesGas Prices Climb Higher and Higher
The latest Lundberg Survey shows that gasoline has gone up to a record $3.07 nationwide. In California, $4 for premium could be a reality in the near future. Democrats in Congress are preparing price-gouging legislation for later today. Economist and consultant Phillip Verleger publishes the newsletter, "Petroleum Economics Monthly."
Read the story6 minPartisan Politics and the Administration of Justice
Last year, the Boston Globe reported that former Attorney General John Ashcroft changed the process for hiring new attorneys for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division , which handles sensitive issues, including racial discrimination, employment opportunity and voting rights. The potential for political interference in…
Read the story36 minKing Herod's Tomb Found
Herod the Great expanded the Second Jewish Temple and built the walls of the old city of Jerusalem. The Romans appointed him King of the Jews in 40 BC. The Christian Gospel of Matthew says that Herod ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, the killing of all children in Bethlehem under two, when he learned that Jesus had been born.
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