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1、THENEWYORKTIMES May1,2007(PleasesubscribetotheNewYorkTimesArchive!)SomeAskifU.S.AttorneyDismissalsPointtoPatternofInvestigatingDemocratsByERICLIPTONWASHINGTON,April30—WhenajuryacquittedCarlJ.Marlinga,aformercountyprosecutorfromsub
2、urbanDetroit,ofbriberychargeslastyear,hisinitialreactionwastowriteofftheepisodeasaterriblemistakethatatleasthadbeencorrected.“Prosecutorscanmakemistakesforinnocentreasons,”Mr.Marlingasaid.“Iknowthatfirsthand.”Butashelooksbackatthecase,Mr.Marlinga,60,whowaschargedwhilehewasaDemocraticcandidatefor
3、Congress,nolongerhassuchconfidenceintheintegrityofthelegalsystem.“WastheresomeextrapressureontheUnitedStatesattorney’soffice,whetherarticulatedortacitlyunderstood,bytheirsuperiorsinWashingtonwhowouldnotlookfavorablyupontheofficeifthiscasewasnotpursued?”heasked.“Ihavetowonder.”Thatkindofsecondgue
4、ssinghassurfacedwithincreasingfrequencyinrecentweeksinstatesincludingAlabama,Maryland,Michigan,NewJersey,PennsylvaniaandWisconsin.SincethedismissalsofeightUnitedStatesattorneys,locallawyers,politicians,editorialwriters,membersofCongressanddefendantsarequestioningwhattheysayisapatternofinvestigat
5、ingDemocrats.Theypointtoinquiriesthatdragonforyearsbutendwithnocharges,anacquittalorconvictionsforrelativelymodestinfractions.TheJusticeDepartmentdoesnotkeepstatisticsonthepoliticalpartiesofthesubjectsofitscorruptioninvestigations,officialssaid,sothereisnocomprehensivewaytodeterminethebreakdowno
6、rwhetherthecasesdisproportionatelyinvolveDemocrats.DepartmentofficialspointoutthatseveralprominentRepublicanshavebeenprosecutedinrecentyears,includingformerRepresentativesRandyCunninghamofCaliforniaandBobNeyofOhio.Somecritics,though,aresuggestingthatthedepartmentdismissedsomeprosecutorstosquelch
7、corruptioninvestigationsofRepublicans,whileencouragingotherprosecutorstogoafterDemocrats.“DemocratsdooccupymostpublicofficesinAlleghenyCounty,”ThomasJ.Farrell,aformerfederalprosecutorinWesternPennsylvania,wroterecentlyinTheP
