White house expresses confidence in Attorney General Gonzales

    MERIDA, Mexico, March 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush has all the confidence in the world in Alberto Gonzales as the attorney general for the United States of America, a top White House aide said on Tuesday.

    "President Bush did not order Gonzales to carry out any politically motivated purge of federal prosecutors, and there was no directive given, as far as telling him to fire anybody or anything like that," said Senior Bush adviser Dan Bartlett, rejecting Democratic calls for Gonzales' resignation. Full story

Top aide to U.S. attorney general resigns over prosecutor firings

    WASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The top aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned Tuesday amid revelations that White House staff initiated the decision to fire federal prosecutors.

    A statement from the Justice Department confirmed the resignation of Kyle Sampson, who was Gonzales's chief of staff. Full story