Gingrich Joins GOP Attack on Gonzales

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Newt Gingrich, who would like to be the GOP presidential candidate, is is now calling for Attorney General Gonzales to quit before things get any worse. “This is the most mishandled, artificial, self-created mess that I can remember in the years I’ve been active in public life,” Gingrich said of the US attorney firing scandal. “The buck has to stop somewhere, and I’m assuming it’s the attorney general and his immediate team.” If he stays, said the former Speaker, there will be endless hearings.

Other Republicans who want Gonzales out include Senators John Sununu of New Hampshire and Gordon Smith of Oregon, along with Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher of California, Tom Tancredo of Colorado, and Lee Terry of Nebraska.

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