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Here is another good Slate.com article. This article asks the question: should the attorney general represent the interests of the american public or the president’s wishes. (One would think they would be the same, but not necessiarily).

Check out the article.

All the President’s Lawyers – Should the attorney general be the president’s yes man? By Dahlia Lithwick: “In a sense, President Bush is the quintessential rich divorce client. It’s not just that he’s wealthy; it’s that he’s accustomed to having cadres of lawyers flitting to and fro, waving their sparkly lawyer’s wands and making his every dream come true. And this is why soon-to-be Attorney General Alberto Gonzales really is any president’s dream come true. His prevailing legal principle appears to be to deliver whatever the client wants, whenever the client wants it. And one of the questions we need to contemplate is whether that’s the kind of lawyer we want for the next attorney general.”