Gonzales Is USA Today's Dinner Date
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who took the Senate Judiciary Committee hot seat on Thursday, will be USA Today's guest at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Editor & Publisher reports. The Bush administration's top lawyer was questioned about the firings of U.S. attorneys, which critics have claimed were politically motivated.
Gonzales may breathe easier knowing that Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, who chairs the committee and did much of the grilling, will not be attending the annual dinner. A spokeswoman told us he would be out of town for the weekend.
E&P also reports that other newsmakers expected to attend Saturday's soiree include: Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney (Newsweek); Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (ABC News); Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (The Washington Times); and ousted American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar (People Magazine).
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