Courts: Buchanan will take counsel to interview on Justice firings

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Ms. Buchanan, who was appointed U.S. attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania in September 2001.

Considered a staunch supporter of the Bush administration, Ms. Buchanan has served in a variety of national posts since her appointment in September 2001. She was director of the executive office from June 2004 to June 2005 -- the time frame which is apparently relevant to the current inquiry. The committee believes Ms. Buchanan may have been consulted in that role about preparing the list of who should be fired.


http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07157/791807-176.stm

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1. U.S. attorney seeks sanctions against Wecht lawyers

In the government's motion for sanctions, it says that appropriate punishment for Dr. Wecht???s attorneys, Jerry McDevitt and Mark Rush, sould be jail and suspension of their right to practice in federal court.
The committee requested an interview with Ms. Buchanan in April, hoping to learn what she might know about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys across the country late last year.


http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07159/792675-100.stm