HARRIET MIERS APPOINTED WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL
Harriet Miers, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, was appointed by President Bush to be White House counsel in Washington, DC on November 17, 2004. Miers succeeds Alberto Gonzales, nominated by the president to be attorney general. (UPI Photo.Eric Draper/White House)
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