Abramoff chief prosecutor quits
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Abramoff chief prosecutor quits
Nominated for a federal judgeship by Bush.
<snip>The investigation of Jack Abramoff, the disgraced Republican lobbyist, took a surprising new turn on Thursday when the Justice Department said the chief prosecutor in the inquiry would step down next week because he had been nominated to a federal judgeship by President Bush.
The prosecutor, Noel L. Hillman, is chief of the department's public integrity division, and the move ends his involvement in an inquiry that has reached into the administration as well as the top ranks of the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill.
The administration said that the appointment was routine and that it would not affect the investigation, but Democrats swiftly questioned the timing of the move and called for a special prosecutor.
The announcement came as Bush faced a barrage of questions about why he would not make public "grip-and-grin" photographs of him with Abramoff. The photographs apparently show Bush and Abramoff smiling at White House Hanukkah parties and Republican fund-raising receptions.
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<snip>The investigation of Jack Abramoff, the disgraced Republican lobbyist, took a surprising new turn on Thursday when the Justice Department said the chief prosecutor in the inquiry would step down next week because he had been nominated to a federal judgeship by President Bush.
The prosecutor, Noel L. Hillman, is chief of the department's public integrity division, and the move ends his involvement in an inquiry that has reached into the administration as well as the top ranks of the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill.
The administration said that the appointment was routine and that it would not affect the investigation, but Democrats swiftly questioned the timing of the move and called for a special prosecutor.
The announcement came as Bush faced a barrage of questions about why he would not make public "grip-and-grin" photographs of him with Abramoff. The photographs apparently show Bush and Abramoff smiling at White House Hanukkah parties and Republican fund-raising receptions.
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