ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES MEETS WITH SEN. PRYOR IN WASHINGTON
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (R) leaves a meeting with Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR), on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 25, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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