"WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation Monday after months of draining controversy drew expressions of relief from Republicans and a vow from Democrats to pursue their investigation into fired federal prosecutors."
"The president named Paul Clement, the solicitor general, as a temporary replacement. With less than 18 months remaining in office, there was no indication when Bush would name a successor -- or how quickly or easily the Senate might confirm one."
Care of The Hartford Courant
Gonzales Replacement?
"Early word is that Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is the odds-on favorite."
Care of Real Clear Politics by Reid Wilson
Other possibilities: "SEC Chairman Chris Cox, former Attorney General William Barr, Judge Laurence Silberman, former Deputy Attorney General George Terwilliger, and White House anti-terrorism coordinator Frances Fragos Townsend"
Care of Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
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