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...With Bloxham out, two of the most serious contenders appear to be Sociology Department Chair Robert J. Sampson and Psychology Department Chair Stephen M. Kosslyn, though other professors could still be candidates, the two individuals close to University administrators said...
...Sampson, currently on leave, has served as chair of the Sociology Department for two years. Like Faust, who has only been at the University since 2001, Sampson is a relative newcomer to Harvard. A scholar of crime and neighborhood effects, he spent most of his career teaching at the University of Chicago and was hired by Harvard...
...contention that most of the firings had been "performance related" outraged many of the dismissed U.S. attorneys, who had been silent until then. It turned out most had been good performers. McNulty has since blamed the discrepancy on inadequate briefing by Gonzales's then Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson and Monica Goodling, who was the Department's White House liaison. Both have resigned amid the spreading scandal...
...tight House race - called him to inquire about a corruption investigation that could have hurt Wilson's Democratic opponent. Iglesias claims Domenici went so far as to ask whether charges would be filed before the November balloting. A few weeks later, after complaints from Rove reached Sampson, Iglesias' name was added to the list of U.S. attorneys to be fired. When Iglesias was booted with the others on Dec. 7, William Kelley, a deputy to then White House counsel Harriet Miers, sent Sampson an e-mail saying that Domenici's chief of staff "is happy as a clam" about...
...over any e-mails to, from or copied to the President's chief political strategist that relate to the investigation. According to a Justice Department "privileged log" of e-mails not yet given Congress, Rove was among the recipients of at least one relevant message that showed up in Sampson's inbox from Scott Jennings, a special assistant to the President. Dated Feb. 28 - the day Iglesias went public with his accusation that Domenici and Wilson had improperly inquired about the corruption investigation - it is described in the log as: "Discussion re: telephone call received from Sen. Domenici...