the other element I hadn't put together was the Minnesota federal attorney Rachel Paulose
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2797982A Justice Department official in Washington is expected to return to Minneapolis next week to help run the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, according to an attorney with knowledge of an upheaval that led three lawyers to quit their management jobs Thursday.
The official, John Kelly, the chief of staff and a deputy director in the U.S. attorney's executive office in Washington, may wind up being tapped to be the first assistant to U.S. Attorney Rachel Paulose in Minneapolis, the attorney said Friday. ~snip~
Kelly first came to Minneapolis at Paulose's request to try to bridge the divide between Paulose and her top assistants, said the attorney, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for job protection. But they resigned later that day to return to prosecuting cases full time.
"She had briefed him that there was an uprising," the attorney said. Initially, Kelly was scheduled to have short interviews with the attorneys but the meetings went nearly two hours, the attorney said. ~snip~
who just demoted herself and worked for in the beginning...................wait for it
She was a special assistant to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Paulose