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President George W. Bush is seeking to rebuild his credibility after his toughest year in office. In a sign of growing unease at the White House, the president continues to shake-up his administration.
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Key administration resignations
Alberto Gonzales, the US attorney-general, stepped down in late August, handing a political victory to Democrats who accused him of politicising the Justice Department and lying about his role in the Bush administration’s controversial terrorist surveillance programme. He’s just the latest in a string of resignations of Bush loyalists and appointees
Cheney the survivor without challengers
With the departure of Karl Rove, George W. Bush’s electoral mastermind, the Dick Cheney is seen as “the last man standing” in the administration
Clive Crook: Justice is not blind obedience
Six years after the attacks of 2001, the US has no real consensus or legal policy on fighting the ‘war on terror’, writes Clive Crook
Lex: DoJ after Gonzales
The departure of Alberto Gonzales, embattled US attorney-general who announced his resignation on Monday, offers the Department of Justice a sorely needed opportunity to take the lead in the area of white collar crime
Editorial comment: Gonzales was unfit from the outset
As he dug himself ever deeper into a hole, affront at his conduct gave way to incredulity and even to a measure of sympathy
Gonzales succumbs to ‘toxic’ tide
Alberto Gonzales announced the end of his service to the Bush administration in much the same way that he provided it – without divulging any information
Gonzales steps down under pressure
US attorney-general Alberto Gonzales resigned, handing a victory to Democrats who accused him of politicising the Justice Department and lying about his role in the Bush administration’s controversial terrorist surveillance programme
Fresh blow to lame-duck Bush
Karl Rove was a founding member of the close-knit group of Texan political operatives who helped propel George W. Bush first to the state governorship and then to the White House
Democrats vow pursuit of Rove
As Karl Rove prepares to leave the White House, the Democrats have vowed to continue investigating his role in a range of scandals and controversies dogging the Bush administration
Editorial comment: Rove’s tainted legacy
The resignation of Karl Rove will be seen in many quarters as the end of George W. Bush’s administration
