Is Gonzo cooked?

GOP support for U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales continues to erode

By RICHARD B. SCHMITT and RICHARD SIMON
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

Filed 4.21.07

WASHINGTON — Republican support for Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales continued to evaporate Friday as the party's third-ranking leader in the House and an influential senator said Gonzales should consider resigning.

A day after failing to mollify members of the Senate Judiciary Committee over his handling of the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, Gonzales launched a last-ditch effort to save his job in phone calls to congressional leaders. But the tide of opinion on Capitol Hill appeared to be turning against him.

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