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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 22, 2007

Ruthless Survival at the Top

Forum Column - By Jonathan Shapiro - Alberto Gonzalez and Tony Soprano have a lot in common. When trouble hits, they’re both ruthless survivors who sacrifice their most-trusted subordinates to avoid responsibility for their own misdeeds.

Forum Column

By Jonathan Shapiro

      America's highest-ranking law enforcement official and its favorite fictional mobster have a lot in common.
      Alberto Gonzales and Tony Soprano love to talk about honor and loyalty. But when trouble hits, they're both ruthless survivors, eager to sacrifice their most trusted subordinates to avoid responsibility for their own misdeeds.
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