USA - Senate Hearing - Attorney Scandal - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Testifies

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales waits to be seated before returning to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, in Washington, D.C. Senators of both parties warned Gonzales that to keep his job he must explain contradictions between his account of the firings of the attorneys and those of top Justice Department officials. Photographer: (Photo by Ken Cedeno/Corbis via Getty Images)