Sen. Dick Durbin/official photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Things aren’t looking so good for Bush loyalist Mary Beth Buchanan, who has expressed interest in remaining the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting that Pennsylvania Democratic Sens. Bob Casey and Arlen Specter are taking the applications for the Pittsburgh job as well as…
Bush Holdover- Pittsburgh U.S. Atty. Mary Beth Buchanan It’s hard to imagine that Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan will stay on as the top prosecutor under the Obama administration. So far, she’s still there. But how long can she last? By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH – Defense lawyers and a U.S. senator are criticizing…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The long awaited replacement of U.S. Attorneys around the country could begin soon. We’ll see how bi-partisan the selections are. Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that Atty. Gen Eric Holder told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday: “I expect that we’ll have an announcement in the next couple of…
The Obama administration is faced with a tough challenge: trying to look bi-partisan when it comes to serving up justice while taking advantage of all the political plums available. By Mary Jacoby Main Justice WASHINGTON — In March, the Washington Post reported that several highly political Bush-appointed U.S. Attorneys were seeking to stay in their…
