Embattled Attorney General Defends Attorney Firings

(Washington, DC) -- For the second time in a month, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is before Congress defending the firings of eight U.S. prosecutors. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, the embattled Gonzales praised the fired Republican prosecutors, but repeated assertions that the terminations were appropriate. Gonzales again acknowledged that the firings were handled poorly and rejected assertions that the U.S. attorneys were fired to achieve "partisan political gain."