Connecticut U.S. Attorney Named Chief of Staff for Gonzales

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Source: AP

Posted: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 6:57PM

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Kevin O'Connor, Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, was named Tuesday as chief of staff to U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who is embroiled in controversy over the firings of federal prosecutors. ~snip~

O'Connor was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2002. In December, O'Connor also began serving in the Justice Department's headquarters as the associate deputy attorney general to oversee violent crime and gang-related policy initiatives.

O'Connor will remain the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, where he has overseen high-profile public corruption prosecutions. He was also involved in the debate over a gag order imposed on four Connecticut librarians who resisted a national security letter ordering them to provide records from a library computer. The gag order -- and the demand for records -- were eventually dropped. ~snip~

However, U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., expressed concern Tuesday about whether O'Connor should have dual roles. ~snip~

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