Gonzales heckled at Harvard Law School reunion
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" y% [3 ]+ m; q8 rCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) -- A small group of student protesters, including one wearing a black hood and an orange jumpsuit, heckled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as he posed with old classmates Saturday during their 25-year Harvard Law School reunion., A8 r' V6 q4 o! y2 [ t b: ]
"When the photographer was getting everybody set up and having people say 'cheese,' the protesters yelled: 'say torture, instead,' 'resign' and 'I don't recall,"' said Nate Ela, a protester and third-year student.
$ W/ m y& B& h& LLaw school spokesman Mike Armini said the impromptu protest was so small that some of those attending the photo shoot did not notice it.
4 B4 _) H. k2 JEla said the protesters followed Gonzales into the law school's library, chanting "shame" and "resign," before the attorney general's security detail took him to his motorcade.0 A" D' F' w' I* i
Gonzales was at the university to deliver a lunchtime speech, a visit that was unannounced to students. But word spread quickly after his motorcade and security detail were spotted.
7 p1 g: S( F) b+ K"The departure was clearly undignified," said Thomas Becker, a second-year law student who wore the black hood and orange jumpsuit during the protest. "He looked really annoyed."
0 M; c. b) ?2 C" g3 {A Department of Justice spokesman did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
: \7 @& h7 S( ^; W) S. vGonzales is resisting pressure to resign as lawmakers question whether he could effectively run the Justice Department amid the controversy over the firings of eight prosecutors. |