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Attorneygate is getting stickier and stickier. All of Washington is now anxiously awaiting the release of documents later today that could well determine the fate of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Meanwhile, the specifics of one firing, that of San Diego Prosecutor Carol Lam, is getting curioser and curioser...
...Amid all the criticism, several DOJ officials offered a robust defense of the Administration in testimony before Congress. One official, repeating the assertion that most of the firings were motivated by poor performance, cited the case of U.S. attorney Carol Lam of California, who last year successfully prosecuted former G.O.P. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham for corruption. The DOJ official said Lam was pushed out, not because of the Cunningham case, but because her prosecution rates for violent crime and border violations were inadequate. Another DOJ official testified that Iglesias had been fired because he delegated too much to a subordinate...
...find out what happened in the firings, four of the dismissed U.S. attorneys will appear before the Senate, and six before the House, along with a senior DOJ official who will most likely defend his department's actions. Carol Lam, a prosecutor from California, will read a joint statement on behalf of her fellow witnesses, thanking President Bush and defending the integrity and competence of the dismissed officials. Then the witnesses will answer questions...
Once a thrifty way to mend worn clothing, patchwork is suddenly in the style spotlight. Designers like Derek Lam and Marc Jacobs showed pieced-together looks on their spring runways. And one of Louis Vuitton's hottest handbags was a mix-and-match style that evoked bits of purses past...
...painting The Gleaners. It was really sad to see what these children's lives are like. I hope we can create a better world full of love and hope so that the next generation will not see the conditions necessary to create another, updated version of The Gleaners. Lether Lam Hong Kong