Gonzales vows to fix image of Justice Dept.

In his written testimony, Gonzales touted the department's focus on terrorists, violent crime and even aid to the 2005 Hurricane Katrina victims. He made no reference to the fired U.S. attorneys and only briefly mentioned the controversy that has torpedoed morale at the Justice Department and has called the fairness of its attorneys' into question.
"Reinforcing public confidence in the department is also critical, and will be one of my top priorities as attorney general for the remainder of my term," Gonzales said in the prepared statement.
Let's not forget former top Gonzales aide Monica Goodling at times, looked to see whether job applicants had contributed to the GOP or other political parties, although it is against Federal law to discriminate against career employees by hiring or firing them based on their political loyalties

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