Obama names CIA leak prosecutor to senior Justice Dept. post

Patrick Fitzgerald, who as a special prosecutor investigated the Bush administration’s involvement in leaking former CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity to the press, has been appointed by the Obama administration, to a new position in the Justice Department with important new responsibilities.

Fitzgerald is currently the United States attorney in Chicago, where among other things he has overseen the investigation of impeached Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.

The new appointment was disclosed in a little noticed story on the website, MainJustice.com.

The appointment is an additional indication that the Obama administration is attempting to reverse the politicization of the Department by the Bush administration.

Fitzgerald was named to the new position despite the fact that his original appointment as U.S. attorney was made by the Bush administration. More

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