BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush to select White House counsel Alberto Gonzales for AG post News
BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush to select White House counsel Alberto Gonzales for AG post

[JURIST] AP is reporting that White House sources have said that President Bush will select White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as US attorney general. Read the official biography on Gonzales. JURIST's Paper Chase has more coverage on Gonzales.

11:53 AM ET – The Washington Post has this profile on Gonzales.

12:00 PM ET – An AP story is now available online.

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RFK assassin sentenced to death

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

U.S. Army reserve created

On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

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