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Senator demands AG clear Iglesias' name By JENNIFER TALHELM, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 35 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - A New York senator is demanding a retraction from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on behalf of New Mexico's former U.S. attorney, who was fired along with seven other prosecutors last year.

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Sen. Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., wrote Gonzales on Friday demanding that the attorney general clear David Iglesias' name. Schumer's letter came the day after Gonzales' former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, testified before Congress that in hindsight, he would not have recommended Iglesias for dismissal.

Sampson orchestrated the firings for department officials as part of a plan to replace some prosecutors in President Bush's second term. He added Iglesias' name late in the process but on Thursday said he couldn't remember exactly why.

[He can't remember why? You can't remember why you fired someone?]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fired_prosecutors