White House Rebuffs Top Republicans To Protect Gonzales, Rove

AP LARA JAKES JORDAN March 26, 2007 12:12 PM

The White House stood by Alberto Gonzales on Monday, even as support for the embattled attorney general erodes on Capitol Hill amid new questions about his honesty.

Three key Republican senators sharply questioned his truthfulness over the firings last fall of eight federal prosecutors. Two more Democrats on Sunday joined the list of lawmakers calling for Gonzales' ouster.

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