Editorials

One clear task for the next president will be to repair the integrity of the Justice Department. Among other things, the department has taken pains to justify torture. In perhaps its most nagging scandal, some U.S. attorneys were apparently used to punish political foes of the Bush administration. Now, hiring practices have come under the lens. Investigators recently found that political backgrounds were illegally taken into account to staff the special honors and summer-internship programs. The highly sought positions typically attract candidates with stellar credentials. But, according to the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General and its Office of Professional Responsibility, numerous highly qualified applicants were rejected simply because they did not appear conservative enough.

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Columnists

HEAT may be why Providence is so hot this summer. Or not. No matter. The city’s so hot it’s downright cool.

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