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...staff improperly fired nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006. Gonzales, a close ally of President Bush's, resigned last year over the firings, which opponents said had been politically motivated. A Justice Department report cited an uncooperative White House for the gaps in its investigation--which the special prosecutor should fill. Gonzales and others could face criminal charges...
...Arizona, the goal is to fill in the gaps in the righty’s repertoire: bring up the velocity on his fastball and develop a definitive third pitch. A’s coaches greeted their low-A prospect by telling him that he couldn’t use his curveball or his splitter as long as he was there. Only fastballs and cutters were allowed...
...corporations to bid for contracts worth $27 billion to build 18-20 nuclear reactors in India. And though its high cost and the enduring controversy surrounding it may mean that nuclear energy never comprises more than 7% of India's nuclear mix, it will go a long way to fill the growing economy's yawning energy deficit...
...fail. Before the vote, members of Congress were getting calls 100 to 1 against the bill. The question is: why? It's easy to understand that bailing out rich bankers doesn't feel super, but why, despite all the efforts of all the country's leaders to fill citizens with fear of an economic apocalypse, did they not see a failure to act as a serious threat to their livelihoods...
Georgia Eleven of the state's 13 Representatives voted against the bailout on Monday - decisions that may have had added impetus thanks to Georgia's recent gas shortages. Representative Hank Johnson, a Democrat, says locals have been waiting in long lines for gas and paying big prices to fill up, which could be "partially responsible for people's desire not to bail out Wall Street." An editorial in Tuesday's Marietta Daily Journal gave a thumbs-up to the thumbs-down on the bailout, calling it the "right move from a long-term perspective, but what it means...