To date President Bush has forced at least 7 US Attorneys to resign their position without any reason other than he can do so. No misconduct has been cited as a cause.

Before the Patriot Act reauthorization, interim attorneys could only serve 120 days. The President is now appointing perpetual �interim� Attorneys to serve for the remainder of Bush�s term to avoid the hassles of Senate confirmation.

Appointees include Tim Griffin, a top political opposition research attorney who is an operative for the Republican National Committee. Speculation is that US attorneys embroiled in public corruption cases involving US Senators are being targeted.

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