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Democratic Senators may force "no confidence" vote on Attorney General

Next week could be a rough one for the Attorney General.  Monica Goodling, with her immunity in-hand, will be testifying on before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, May 23rd.   Worse for him, however, could be a Senate vote of no-confidence

Democrats announced on Thursday they will seek a U.S. Senate vote of "no confidence" in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, hopeful it will prompt President George W. Bush's embattled friend to resign. 

But the White House brushed off the Democrats' latest move in a long-running battle with Gonzales as "nothing more than a meaningless political act" and said the attorney general had "the full confidence of the president."

Democrats, who control the Senate, said they intend to hold a vote of "no confidence" in Gonzales as early as next week and expect it to pass with the support of a number of Republicans.

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