In the three years since nine U.S. attorneys were fired by the Bush administration, most have scattered in different professional directions. Paul Charlton, for instance, joined a top-notch corporate law firm in Phoenix, where he handles criminal defense work and represents Native American tribes in Arizona. H.E. (Bud ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Aug. 15 Albuquerque (N.M.) Journal, on medical isotopes: A poor decision made years ago based on the assumption that our neighbors would have our backs has returned to haunt us. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy scrubbed a project to produce nuclear medicines using a ...

Years after President George W. Bush fired nine U.S. attorneys, lawmakers are still searching for answers. But they seem to be asking the wrong questions. In keeping the controversy alive, Democrats have muddied the discussion: Did political adviser Karl Rove fire a prosecutor so his friend could ...

The U.S. attorney in Albuquerque, N.M., didn't see enough evidence when asked to prosecute some voter fraud cases in his state. In Washington, however, then-White House political adviser Karl Rove was getting a different message and acting on it. Transcripts of closed-door ...