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| Bush ally Gonzales 'steps down' | |
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| US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, embroiled in the row over the sacking of US attorneys, has resigned, reports quoting senior officials say. | |
| Mr Gonzales, who has been in the job for two-and-a-half years, is expected to formally announce the decision in Washington later on Monday. | Mr Gonzales, who has been in the job for two-and-a-half years, is expected to formally announce the decision in Washington later on Monday. |
| He is said to have submitted his resignation to the president on Friday. | He is said to have submitted his resignation to the president on Friday. |
| Members of Congress have accused Mr Gonzalez of abuse of office over the sacking of federal prosecutors. | |
| The row over last year's firings, which critics in Congress claimed were politically motivated, has been rumbling for several months. | |
| Mr Gonzales, the nation's top law-enforcement officer, has faced numerous calls to resign over the affair. | |
| Opponents say he fired the eight attorneys for political reasons and later lied about the reason for their dismissal. | |
| He testified before committees in both houses of Congress, but senators later said he lied under oath. | |
| Mr Gonzales has repeatedly said that he did nothing wrong. | |
| A long time friend of President George W Bush, Mr Gonzales is the latest senior official to leave the White House as the president approaches the end of his second term in office. |