FoxNews: U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has handed in his resignation, FOX News confirmed Monday. "After months of unfair treatment that has created a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, Judge Gonzales decided to resign his position and I accepted his decision," Bush said, reeling off a long list of policy Gonzales helped form as Bush's senior counsel . . . Even the president's allies suggested it was time to wipe the slate clean at the Justice Department, whose employee morale and list accomplishments have dwindled in recent months as Gonzales faced deeper and deeper Senate scrutiny. "The attorney general's resignation offers an opportunity for Washington to stop partisan bickering and move forward with the people's business," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. "I'm glad he's stepping down so the department can move forward with its important work," Sen. Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, . . . Gonzales . . . announced that he had resigned from his position following a tumultuous 2007 marked by intensive Senate inquiries, investigations and examinations into his leadership at the Justice Department. Gonzales' last day in the Bush administration will be Sept. 16. "Yesterday, I met with President Bush and informed him of my decision to conclude my government service as attorney general of the United States effective as of Sept. 17, 2007," . . . [Read More]
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