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Chicago Suspect Charged in 2008 Mumbai Attack

By Ginger Thompson and David Johnston Dec. 8, 2009

An American at the center of an international terrorism investigation has been charged with helping plot the 2008 rampage in Mumbai, India, that left 173 people dead, according to a Justice Department complaint unsealed Monday.

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Radical Cleric Tied to Shooting at Base in Texas

By David Johnston and Scott Shane Nov. 10, 2009

Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and earlier this year between the military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings.

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U.S. Defends Use of Intrusive Tactics in Spitzer Investigation

By David Johnston and Philip Shenon Mar. 21, 2008

The Justice Department used some of its most intrusive tactics against Eliot Spitzer, examining his financial records, eavesdropping on his phone calls and tailing him during its criminal investigation of the Emperor’s Club prostitution ring.

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Gonzales Resigns Following Criticism, Perjury Accusation

By Philip Shenon and David Johnston Aug. 28, 2007

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced his resignation on Monday, ending a stormy tenure at the Justice Department that was marked by repeated battles with Congress over whether he had allowed his intense personal loyalty to President Bush to overwhelm his responsibilities to the law.

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Prosecutor Firings Justified, Gonzales Tells House Comm.

By David Johnston May. 11, 2007

House Democrats pressed Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at a hearing on Thursday to provide specifics about why federal prosecutors were dismissed, but he stuck to his past assertions that, although ineptly handled, the dismissals were justified and appropriate.

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Former Deputy General Claims U.S. Attorneys Show Competency

By David Johnston May. 4, 2007

A former deputy attorney general told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that he regarded most of the fired U.S. attorneys as highly competent prosecutors who should not have been dismissed.

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Federal Authorities Investigate Payments to Nevada Governor

By David Johnston Feb. 16, 2007

Federal authorities are investigating gifts and payments that Gov. Jim Gibbons of Nevada received as a congressman from an executive of a software company that got millions of dollars in federal contracts, government officials said Thursday.

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