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Kelley was one of several Bush administration White House staff members that participated in approving the dismissal of eight United States Attorneys in 2006. Questions about the criteria for the dismissals led to Congressional hearings.^[2] On March 21, 2007 the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, approved issuing subpoenas to Kelley, along with four other senior White house officials, to testify about the dismissals.^[3] The dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controversy, also referred to as Attorneygate,[1] is an ongoing political dispute concerning the dismissal of eight United States Attorneys by the George W. Bush administration in late 2006 and early 2007. ... Alberto R. Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is the 80th and current Attorney General of the United States. ... Paul J. McNulty Paul J. 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Footnotes

1. ^ Froomkin, Dan. July 1, 2005 White House Office Staff List - By Salary Washington Post 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
2. ^ Solomon, John and Eggen, Dan. White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say Washington Post. March 3, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
3. ^ Associated Press. Text of motion approving subpoenas of White House officials Detroit News Thursday, March 22, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.