Fired US Attorney's Testimony Shows Lengths GOP Took For Midterm Elections

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Fired U.S. attorney's testimony raises broader concerns
New Mexico Republicans Wilson and Domenici deny that they called David Iglesias before the 2006 election for political reasons.
By Janet Hook, Richard A. Serrano and Mark Z. Barabak, Times Staff Writers
March 8, 2007

WASHINGTON — It was just three weeks before election day 2006, and Rep. Heather A. Wilson was on the ropes. Opinion polls showed the New Mexico Republican trailing her Democratic opponent in a tough campaign.

Even with the support of Wilson's influential mentor, Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.), many Republicans feared she would lose her seat and cost the party control of the House.

One person in a good position to help Wilson was U.S. Atty. David C. Iglesias, who was investigating Democratic corruption in her home state. A late-breaking indictment of Democratic officials could help Wilson distance herself from sex and lobbying scandals plaguing the GOP in Washington.

That's why eyebrows raised when it was recently disclosed that, in the heat of her fight for political survival, Wilson called Iglesias to ask about possible indictments. So did Domenici.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-newmex8mar08,0,1684804.story?page=1&coll=la-home-nation
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/03/08/fired-us-attorneys-testi_n_42938.html