Morning Buzz: March 20, 2007

The Justice Department released 3,000 pages of documents late Monday night in an ongoing investigation of why eight U.S. attorneys were abruptly fired last year. The documents are available here, on the House Judiciary website.

As the News Desk reported Monday night, particularly worrisome for some at Justice is an e-mail relaying Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' concern over the testimony of Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty. Now Gonzales' hold on his job appears to be weakening, the AP reports.

The News Desk will be sorting through the e-mails throughout the day and posting the most interesting content.

Russia has given Iran an ultimatum: Stop uranium enrichment, or we'll cut off your nuclear fuel.

Some houses in Detroit are now selling for less than the price of a new car.

Saddam Hussein's vice president, Taha Yassin Ramadan, was hanged this morning at dawn in Iraq.